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To: Carlos Maniero <carlos@maniero.me>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH olang 2/2] tests: add integration test setup
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Thanks for the reply.

On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 11:27:00PM -0300, Carlos Maniero wrote:
> > What is the motivation behind segregate integration tests from unit
> > tests?
> 
> I might be dreaming at this point, but I know you kinda share the same
> dream of making olang a self-hosted language. With this in mind, I think
> it is a good idea to have these two levels of testing: unit tests will
> test c-related stuff and implementation details, while integration tests
> will test the compiler features by calling the compiler with a
> *system()* call.
> 
> When we start to rewrite the compiler in olang, the unit tests may
> change because we gonna change the design of the compiler to remove the
> "c-accent". On the other hand, integration tests should not be touched
> during the rewriting process because the features will stay the same.

Yeah, we do share the same dream :), but maybe is too early to optimize
it.  In the end, everything is a binary, and we are using Makefile to
run the tests, I cannot see any problem on having two different
languages within test folder.

Anyhow we can keep it like this.  I don't have a strong opinion to be
honest.

> > What is binary_loc? Does it means location or path?
> 
> Yeah! that name sucks. It is the compilation result binary path.
> WDYT about rename it to *program_path*?

I think /loc/ also works. I was trying to confirm if I understood
correctly.  But sure, /program_path/ is clearer.

> And sorry about the previous empty email, I've no idea what happened.

No worries.