JuliaDiff / JuliaDiff/ForwardDiff.jl

Make SIMD testing more robust

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Description

The SIMD tests are currently failing on Travis. At least for a period, they passed locally so, in any case, we need the tests to be more reliable on CI. Ref #438

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Research direction

Start by reading the SIMD test failures on Travis and the context in issue #438. Locate the SIMD tests and their Travis CI configuration, then determine what makes the tests unreliable on CI. Done means the SIMD tests run reliably on Travis rather than failing intermittently.

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Assessment

Tech stack
julia
Domain
ci-cd, testing-qa
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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