Re: search for better regtest comparison algorithm

[Luca Fascione]

Ok awesome

On Sat, 27 Jul 2024, 21:35 Werner LEMBERG, <wl@gnu.org> wrote:

>
> > Yes, I might be a moment due to friends visiting and such, but
> > definitely can.
>
> Great!
>
> > Could you get me going pointing me to a few image pairs and an
> > indication (like you did on SE) of the defect you see?
>
> The example I gave on SE is *the* example – a small object of about
> the size of a note head that appears, disappears, or is slightly moved
> while the rest of the image stays the same.
>
> > Python/NumPy/SciPy ok, yes?
>
> For a demo, yes, of course.
>
> > I'll pick a random version to show the concept, and then we can
> > adapt to whatever dependencies lily is comfortable with.
> > Importantly: is it ok to make lilypond's test suite depend on NumPy?
> > It's not a small package (although it is easy and rock-solid to
> > install)
>
> Let's see what you come up with – and thanks in advance!  Python is ok
> since the testing script (`output-distance.py`) is written in Python,
> too.  As you say, a dependency on NumPy shouldn't be too much of a
> problem, but Jonas can evaluate this better than me.
>
>
>     Werner
>