> On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 11:38 AM Adam Berlin <aber...@pivotal.io> wrote: > > During the unconference at PGCon in Ottawa, I asked about writing C-based > tests for Postgres. There was interest in trying a tool and also some > hesitation to depend on a third-party library. So, I wrote a tool that I'd > like to contribute to Postgres. I’ve been calling it cexpect [1].
Cool, thanks! > Rather than post a patch, I'd rather start a conversation first. I'm guessing > there are some improvements that we'd want to make (for example: the > Makefile) before commiting a patch. Let's iterate on improvements before > creating a formal patch. Just to mention, there were similar discussions already in the past ([1], [2]), with some concerns being raised, but looks like without any visible results. [1]: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/CAEepm%3D2heu%2B5zwB65jWap3XY-UP6PpJZiKLQRSV2UQH9BmVRXQ%40mail.gmail.com [2]: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/Pine.LNX.4.58.0410111044030.14840%40linuxworld.com.au
