On 24 August 2010 23:48, Robert Bradshaw <rober...@math.washington.edu> wrote:

>> You could make it more complex if you wanted, but then you would need
>> to consider exceptions like ATLAS, for the reasons I stated.
>
> I wasn't proposing a rule, just a rule of thumb. And I did mean OR. If
> a package took 5 seconds to build, then 30 seconds to test, that would
> not be an issue for me, as relative to the total build time it's still
> negligible. OTOH, I wouldn't want to rule out a more expensive test
> for a more significant chunk spkg just because it broke the 30 second
> limit. Essentially what I'm saying is that, within reason, I'd be
> willing to give slightly more time to larger packages than smaller
> ones. ATLAS is a clear exception to the 25% idea, and I'm sure not the
> only one.
>
> - Robert

Fair enough.

What you are proposing seems perfectly logical.

Dave

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