[flang-commits] [clang] [flang] [lld] [llvm] Test entry-points for pass-plugins with Bye in clang, flang and lld (PR #172463)

[Nikita Popov via flang-commits]

nikic wrote:

> > I think tests that the plugin mechanism is working makes sense for all tools.
> 
> I agree, but I also agree with nikic that it should only be a smoke test per tool. The extension points could be just tested with opt.
> 
> That said, could we wait with Clang plugin changes until #171868 is merged? For Clang, this PR is currently just duplicating efforts.

Right. To be clear, I do think we should have basic tests for the plugin mechanism in all tools, along the lines of what https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/171868 does. I'm only objecting to testing of pass pipeline hooks being spread across lots of different projects.

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/172463