bug#8969: improve synchronization between examples in the manual and test cases

[Stefano Lattarini]

Severity: wishlist
thanks

Reference:
 <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2011-06/msg00220.html>

On Tuesday 28 June 2011, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 08:24:13AM CEST:
> > On Monday 27 June 2011, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> > > Sure.  Well, do they use some format already?
> > >
> > Well, there are only two of them, and both follows this format:
> > 
> > @c The test case for the setup described here is
> > @c     test/subdircond2.test
> > @c Try to keep it in sync.
> > 
> > (which is wrongish BTW, as the testsuite subdirectory is `tests/',
> > not `test/')
> > 
> > I'd go with one of these simple formats:
> >   @c Keep in sync with subdircond2.test
> 
> I like this one (with a trailing dot ;-)
> 
> ;-)
> 
I'll soon post a patch that improves the synchronization between
some examples from the manual and some test cases.  In the process
of writing it, I've noticed that various non-trivial examples from
the manual are not tested; and while I've remedied to part of this
problem with my patch, a lot remains to be done; so I'm opening
this bug to avoid forgetting about the issue.

Regards,
  Stefano