Re: Regression test checking

[Phil Holmes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nick Payne" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 10:53 PM
Subject: Re: Regression test checking


> On 01/04/12 00:26, Phil Holmes wrote:
> > A reminder that there's a really easy way for LilyPond users to 
> > contribute to the development effort, with no skills required except 
> > being able to read music and use a browser.  Full details are at
> >
> > http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.15/Documentation/contributor/grand-regression-test-checking.html
>
> Sounds like a good application for a blink comparator - I can remember 
> using a mechanical one at the Perth Observatory many years ago during a 
> school holiday job that my physics teacher setup for me, but they're now 
> available as software. You load two images, register them (i.e. align a 
> point on each image to co-incide), and then switch rapidly between them, 
> which makes any difference between the images immediately obvious.
>
> Nick


This application isn't about checking the regtests haven't changed, but 
rather to check that they're good regtests.  There are over 1000, so 
checking they've not changed is done automatically.

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Phil Holmes