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This directory contains test related to regression tracking that require
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a specific setup and a complete test. Each regression test must be
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contained in a test directory whose name is "its<number>", where <number>
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is the ITS number, and it must be entirely executed by a script, contained
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in that directory and with the same name of the directory. It can exploit
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all the helpers provided for common tests (variables in scripts/defines.sh,
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data files in data/, ...), but it should simultaneously be as self contained
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and as general as possible. Warning: occasionally, data files and
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shell variables may change, so limit their use to real needs.
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For example, if an issue only appears with a certain database type, the
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test itself should only run when invoked for that database type;
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otherwise, if the issue appears whatever backend is used, the test should
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be parametric, so that it is run with the backend selected at run-time
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via the "-b" switch of the "run" script.
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Regression tests are prepared on a voluntary basis, so don't expect all
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bugs to have a test any soon. When the issue reporter provides a simple,
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yet complete means to reproduce the bug she's reporting, this may speed up
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the process. In case, only put neutral data in bug exploitation reports.