implement notion of expected failures in the test suite
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Key: STDCXX-683
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STDCXX-683
Project: C++ Standard Library
Issue Type: New Feature
Components: Test Driver, Tests
Affects Versions: 4.2.0
Reporter: Martin Sebor
Priority: Critical
Tests (or examples) that fail for known reasons that we haven't been able to
deal with should be distinguished from failures that haven't been analyzed yet.
For example, an example program that fails to compile on an older target
platform because of a compiler bug that we can't find a simple/elegant
workaround should be flagged as such in the test results. Similarly, a test
that fails one or more assertions due to compiler or libc bugs on a specific
platform (or a set of platforms) that we are unable to work around should be
reported as such.
This is important in order to reduce the currently fairly large number of
unexpected failures and to be able to make changes without having to worry
about regressions as much.
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