From 831efc5acdf0bb2216c6a5b26bc83b4f90e6d23a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James E Keenan Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:49:03 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] All tests should have descriptions. --- Porting/todo.pod | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/Porting/todo.pod b/Porting/todo.pod index 350ad55..9d658f3 100644 --- a/Porting/todo.pod +++ b/Porting/todo.pod @@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ Schwern has promised to donate to $500 to TPF. We may need volunteers to hold him upside down and shake vigorously in order to actually extract the cash. +=head2 Write descriptions for all tests + +Many individual tests in the test suite lack descriptions (or names, or labels +-- call them what you will). Many files completely lack descriptions, meaning +that the only output you get is the test numbers. If all tests had +descriptions, understanding what the tests are testing and why they sometimes +fail would both get a whole lot easier. + =head2 Improve the coverage of the core tests Use Devel::Cover to ascertain the core modules' test coverage, then add -- 1.8.3.1