Re: RFA: Don't include value of expression in pc-fp.exp test name

[Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at redhat dot com>]

> Andrew Cagney writes:
>
> > Michael, you and I had an e-mail exchange about this very issue.  The 
> > end result, last time, was no change.
>
>
> Right.  You think there's a convention about "(...)",
> and I think there isn't.

The testsuite contains plenty of cases where the approach of putting 
suplemental information in paren has been used. "(timeout)" being the 
most obvious example.  Whether the convention or pratice or what ever 
has been used consistently, or uniformly, is of course a separate problem.

>  Neither of us has changed our minds.

It is very important when an issue such as this re-emerges that all 
parties openly and transparently recognize there are differing opinions 
- "I think ..., but note that previously this wasn't resolved" - always 
be willing to raise the red flag so to speak.

The other thing is to not assume that people have closed minds.

> Fact: there are 1500+ test names with "(...)" in them.
>
> Question: do you think these test names are written incorrectly?

I'll take that as retorical.

> If so, do you have any suggestions for alternate ways to rewrite
> test names such as: 
>
>   # parentheses used for precedence
>   gdb.base/arithmet.exp: print x-(y+w)
>   gdb.base/arithmet.exp: print x/(y*w)
>   gdb.base/arithmet.exp: print x-(y/w)
>   gdb.base/arithmet.exp: print (x+y)*w

Now we're getting somewhere.  You've suggested /\/\/.*$/ as an 
alternative pattern.  Are there guidelines in the dejagnu doco?

Andrew