Re: [PATCH] {maint} maintcheck: look for problematic names of testcases

[Stefano Lattarini]

On Wednesday 16 March 2011, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 07:31:09PM CET:
> > > > > It's nicer to avoid bugs than having to work around them.
> > > > >
> > > > I have to say that, when it comes to error checking, I tend to prefer
> > > > automation that warns me noisily (+1 if it also offers advices) to
> > > > automation that tries to second-guess me behind my shoulders.
> > > 
> > > Who said something about second-guessing?
> 
> > I was using it in the sense of "try to guess/anticipate my intentions,
> > or to adjust them in case they look wrong, or to silently correct my
> > possible mistakes -- all without warning me",
> 
> I understood you that way.  I merely thought that we could avoid the
> problem cleanly [with the @&t@ trick], which to me would not count
> as doing something "behind one's back".
>
You're right here -- but notice that you hadn't yet proposed that clean
trick when I wrote my answer ;-)

> But unfortunately the @&t@ trick doesn't fully work.
>
> Thanks,
> Ralf
> 

Regards,
  Stefano