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| author | Igor Pashev <pashev.igor@gmail.com> | 2019-11-26 14:11:14 +0300 |
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| committer | Igor Pashev <pashev.igor@gmail.com> | 2019-11-26 14:11:14 +0300 |
| commit | cf9383412494964d6188fcf08a362c0c0f313afc (patch) | |
| tree | bd9e6a5b3a63cbb155b81112c855c19cb5f2b314 /debian/tests/README | |
| download | perl-cf9383412494964d6188fcf08a362c0c0f313afc.tar.gz | |
Import perl (5.30.0-9)debian/5.30.0-9debian
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diff --git a/debian/tests/README b/debian/tests/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8f363cd --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/tests/README @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +This directory holds rudimentary autopkgtest regression checks for +src:perl. We mostly test backwards compatibility with things like reading +in old binary files (zlib, Berkeley DB etc.) and making sure we can still +retrieve their contents. + +We also run an existing maintainer test for checking the status of +separately packaged dual life modules in the archive. This is expected +to regress when somebody e.g. packages a new dual life module, and +the fix is to add corresponding Breaks/Provides/Replaces or special +case it in the test. + +This is work in progress, and suggestions for further tests are very +welcome. + + -- Niko Tyni <ntyni@debian.org> Fri, 18 May 2018 16:45:10 +0300 |