verbose test output (was: MSVC: Preloading in ltdl doesn't heed libname_spec.)

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hello Bob,

* Bob Friesenhahn wrote on Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 06:34:46PM CEST:
> On Tue, 6 Jul 2010, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> >>
> >>Perhaps things are not all that bad.  While 35 of 110 tests fail
> >>under Debian Linux, only these two extra are failing under FreeBSD,
> >>OS-X, and Solaris:
> >>
> >>FAIL: tests/mdemo2-make.test
> >>FAIL: tests/pdemo-make.test
> >
> >It would probably be even more helpful if you posted verbose test
> >failure output (or excerpts), that would make assigning blame easier,
> >I guess.
> 
> Yes.  And in fact it would be even better if the test suite always
> produced/retained "verbose" output for failed tests so that the
> information is always immediately available on demand.

That *is* already the case for the new testsuite.  It even tells you at
the end where to find the file, and to send it.

>  The fact
> that it does not should be considered to be a bug.

For the old testsuite, it will be the case once I have finished the
conversion to the Automake parallel-tests driver.  No wait long but no
time have right now.  Gimme a couple of weekends.

> I am thinking that the many test failures under Debian Linux are due
> to it using older tool versions such as Autoconf 2.61.

Facts, not thinking, please.  We cannot read your computer's mind.

Thanks!
Ralf