[cfe-dev] separate repository for test suite?

[Mike Stump]

On Sep 16, 2008, at 9:46 AM, Ted Kremenek wrote:
> Lately we have been adding new test cases to the test suite that came
> from bug reports of this-or-that project not being parsed/analyzed
> correctly by clang.

Complex issue, no exceedingly perfect answers.  Might have to consult  
the llvm lawyer for guidance.

Basically, from an engineering point of view, strip testcase down and  
then hope for the best.  In practice, worked fine for the gcc  
testsuite.  One you get down to be small enough, the copyright claim  
of the original ceases to be much a concern.  If the original came  
from a commercial testsuite, great care (clean room) technique should  
probably be used.

A lawyer type might propose that we include explicit wording saying  
basically that by submitting the bug report, the user agrees to the  
general process by which we strip down the testcase and include it for  
redistribution in the testsuite.  If nothing else, this sets the users  
expectations better, which should reduce the number of unhappy  
campers.  In the great FSF testsuite review, I think we wound up just  
rm -rf all the larger testcases and going on with life.