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Andy Wingo c2247b782a Out-of-memory situations raise exceptions instead of aborting
* libguile/gc.c (scm_oom_fn, scm_init_gc): Install an out-of-memory
  handler that raises an unwind-only out-of-memory exception.
  (scm_gc_warn_proc, scm_init_gc): Install a warning proc that tries to
  print to the current warning port, if the current warning port is a
  file port.
  (scm_gc_after_nonlocal_exit): New interface.  Should be called after a
  nonlocal return to potentially collect memory; otherwise allocations
  could try to expand again when they should collect.

* libguile/continuations.c (scm_i_make_continuation):
* libguile/eval.c (eval):
* libguile/throw.c (catch):
* libguile/vm.c (scm_call_n): Call scm_gc_after_nonlocal_exit after
  nonlocal returns.

* libguile/throw.c (abort_to_prompt, throw_without_pre_unwind): Rework
  to avoid allocating memory.
  (scm_report_out_of_memory): New interface.
  (scm_init_throw): Pre-allocate the arguments for stack-overflow and
  out-of-memory errors.

* module/ice-9/boot-9.scm: Add an out-of-memory exception printer.
* module/system/repl/error-handling.scm (call-with-error-handling): Add
  out-of-memory to the report-keys set.

* libguile/gc-malloc.c (scm_realloc): Call scm_report_out_of_memory if
  realloc fails.

* libguile/error.h:
* libguile/error.c:
* libguile/deprecated.h:
* libguile/deprecated.c (scm_memory_error): Deprecate.

* test-suite/standalone/Makefile.am:
* test-suite/standalone/test-out-of-memory: New test case.
2014-03-22 15:49:31 +01:00
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lalr remove duplicate when/unless definitions 2012-01-20 21:16:50 +01:00
standalone Out-of-memory situations raise exceptions instead of aborting 2014-03-22 15:49:31 +01:00
test-suite String ports use UTF-8; ignore %default-port-encoding. 2013-08-07 01:22:22 -04:00
tests Add call-with-stack-overflow-handler tests 2014-03-15 19:41:03 +01:00
vm Rename "RTL" to "bytecode" 2013-12-02 21:31:47 +01:00
ChangeLog-2008
guile-test Improve handling of locales in the test suite. 2014-02-07 21:49:35 -05:00
Makefile.am Change uses of scm_is_simple_vector to scm_is_vector 2014-02-08 18:26:49 +01:00
README

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.