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Andy Wingo 27337b6373 Subrs are RTL programs
* libguile/gsubr.c: Define RTL stubs instead of stack VM stubs.
  (SUBR_STUB_CODE, get_subr_stub_code): Adapt to return a uint32_t*
  pointer instead of a SCM value.
  (create_subr): Create RTL procedures instead of stack VM procedures.
  For RTL procedures, the function pointer, name, and generic address
  pointer go inline to the procedure, as free variables.
  (scm_i_primitive_arity, scm_i_primitive_call_ip): New helpers.
  (scm_c_make_gsubr, scm_c_define_gsubr, scm_c_make_gsubr_with_generic)
  (scm_c_define_gsubr_with_generic): Adapt to create_gsubr being renamed
  to create_subr.

  Remove gsubr test code.

* libguile/gsubr.h (SCM_PRIMITIVE_P, SCM_PRIMITIVE_GENERIC_P): Only RTL
  programs can be primitives now.
  (SCM_SUBRF, SCM_SUBR_NAME, SCM_SUBR_GENERIC): These fields are now in
  the RTL free variables, not the object table.

* libguile/programs.c (scm_i_rtl_program_name):
  (scm_i_rtl_program_documentation):
  (scm_i_rtl_program_properties):
  (scm_i_rtl_program_minimum_arity): Implement these appropriately for
  primitives, which lack debugging information.
  (scm_primitive_p, scm_primitive_call_ip): New helpers.

* libguile/snarf.h: Remove static allocation for subrs.  Since there is
  nothing to allocate besides the program itself, which needs runtime
  relocation, static allocation is not a win.

* system/vm/program.scm: Fix up various arity-related things for
  primitives, which don't use ELF arity info.

* test-suite/tests/eval.test ("stack involving a primitive"): Add an
  XFAIL until we get just one VM.
2013-10-18 11:39:35 +02:00
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lalr remove duplicate when/unless definitions 2012-01-20 21:16:50 +01:00
standalone Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/stable-2.0' 2013-07-16 01:33:27 -04:00
test-suite String ports use UTF-8; ignore %default-port-encoding. 2013-08-07 01:22:22 -04:00
tests Subrs are RTL programs 2013-10-18 11:39:35 +02:00
vm GUILE_INSTALL_LOCALE=1 during build 2013-03-07 11:02:33 +01:00
ChangeLog-2008 Rename ChangeLog' files to ChangeLog-2008'. 2008-09-12 21:49:58 +02:00
guile-test make guile-test work without configuration 2010-12-07 13:21:00 +01:00
Makefile.am Add source location test 2013-10-03 16:14:33 +02:00
README Revert "Note need for subscription to bug-guile@gnu.org." 2008-12-10 19:07:14 +00:00

This directory contains some tests for Guile, and some generic test
support code.

To run these tests, you will need a version of Guile more recent than
15 Feb 1999 --- the tests use the (ice-9 and-let*) and (ice-9
getopt-long) modules, which were added to Guile around then.

For information about how to run the test suite, read the usage
instructions in the comments at the top of the guile-test script.

You can reference the file `lib.scm' from your own code as the module
(test-suite lib); it also has comments at the top and before each
function explaining what's going on.

Please write more Guile tests, and send them to bug-guile@gnu.org.
We'll merge them into the distribution.  All test suites must be
licensed for our use under the GPL, but I don't think I'm going to
collect assignment papers for them.



Some test suite philosophy:

GDB has an extensive test suite --- around 6300 tests.  Every time the
test suite catches a bug, it's great.

GDB is so complicated that folks are often unable to get a solid
understanding of the code before making a change --- we just don't
have time.  You'll see people say things like, "Here's a fix for X; it
doesn't cause any regressions."  The subtext is, I made a change that
looks reasonable, and the test suite didn't complain, so it must be
okay.

I think this is terrible, because it suggests that the writer is using
the test suite as a substitute for having a rock-solid explanation of
why their changes are correct.  The problem is that any test suite is
woefully incomplete.  Diligent reasoning about code can catch corner
conditions or limitations that no test suite will ever find.



Jim's rule for test suites:

Every test suite failure should be a complete, mysterious surprise,
never a possibility you were prepared for.  Any other attitude
indicates that you're using the test suite as a crutch, which you need
only because your understanding is weak.