rust-lang / rust-lang/rustc_codegen_gcc

Better removal of UI tests with errors emitted by the frontend

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Description

The test tests/ui/consts/const-eval/parse_ints.rs in the file failing-ui-tests.txt even though this is not something to fix on our end.

The reason it is not removed is because the test file doesn't contain any error pattern like //@ error-pattern: and we only remove tests containing those patterns.
According to the documentation, a UI test is expected to generate a compile error by default, so perhaps we should only keep the tests with one of the pass headers:

  • //@ check-pass
  • //@ build-pass
  • //@ run-pass

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Research direction

Start in build_system/src/test.rs around the logic linked from the issue, then compare it with tests/ui/consts/const-eval/parse_ints.rs and its entry in failing-ui-tests.txt. Check the Rust UI-test pass-header documentation to establish the intended criteria. Done means tests that do not require frontend-side fixes are removed according to those criteria, without affecting pass-header tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
build-system, testing
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
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Newbie friendliness
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