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From: | Marc Nieper-Wißkirchen |
Subject: | bug#48113: Module suggestion: timeout |
Date: | Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:47:14 +0200 |
Marc Nieper-Wißkirchen <marc.nieper+gnu@gmail.com> writes:
> Moreover, use cases for a baked-in timeout are not restricted to tests. For
> example, I may want to restrict the build time of certain components in
> situations where a logical error may lead to infinite build times (a simple
> example is that of a Scheme compiler used as a build tool; thanks to
> Turing-completeness of Scheme macros, such a build may not terminate).
This makes me believe even stronger that the functionality ought to be
provided by automake natively -- it seems the desired functionality is
not only timeouts for self-tests but timeouts for all operations.
Implementing this for self-tests in automake would probably be quite
simple, but implementing it for all operations is probably more
complicated. Maybe it should be two separate features. I have wanted
timeouts for self-tests but rarely for building. If the second is more
complicated to implement, maybe starting with the first will be
sufficient and useful.
/Simon
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