Re: RFC: Automated Testing Of Code Examples In Documentation and "=for example"

[Chaim Frenkel]

>>>>> "MGS" == Michael G Schwern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

MGS> On Wed, Jul 26, 2000 at 09:01:22PM -0400, Chaim Frenkel wrote:
>> If you do this for new code or changed documentation adding
>> a =for result would add more test cases.

MGS> Sorry, I don't follow.


How do you know that sample code in the documentation is correct?
That it compiled? Or that it generated the correct result?

The documentor will need to state the expected result, so that
both the reader and testing scripts can validate.

<chaim>
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