--- Salve J Nilsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Ok, a shot in the dark...
> 
> 1. Redirect test output to a temporary log file (which should get
> cleaned
>     up during "make clean" &al.)
> 2. Let the harness be "aware" of this log file, and "tail(1)" it as
> things
>     get written to it, printing whatever's relevant/asked for to the
>     terminal.
> 3. If there's an error detected, write a warning at the end of the
> test
>     run, pointing to the log file (and perhaps line number in it.)

How is this simpler than 'bail on fail' or 'die on fail'?

Cheers,
Ovid

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