Re: [jamboost] Commented out test

From: Rene Rivera (grafik.list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-01-01 19:48:04

David Abrahams wrote:
>>>From print.jam:
> 
> # VP, 2004-12-03 The following test fails for some reason,
> # so commenting it out.
> #assert.result "one two three" "&<>" :
> # escape-html "one two three" "&<>" ;
> 
> 
> Seeing this worries me greatly. A failing test should never just be
> commented out because we don't know why it's failing. Either determine
> that the test was wrong and remove it cleanly, or fix whatever is making
> it fail!

Yea.. Volodya mentioned that one to me. But haven't had a chance to 
investigate. It has worked in the past.. When I first wrote that code 
and manually ran the tests.

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