Commit 48c9fbd3 authored by Bruce Momjian's avatar Bruce Momjian

Update random test description because it fails less frequently now.

parent d6b57925
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<chapter id="regress"> <chapter id="regress">
<title id="regress-title">Regression Tests</title> <title id="regress-title">Regression Tests</title>
...@@ -334,17 +334,13 @@ exclusion of those that don't. ...@@ -334,17 +334,13 @@ exclusion of those that don't.
<para> <para>
There is at least one case in the <literal>random</literal> test There is at least one case in the <literal>random</literal> test
script that is intended to produce random results. This causes script that is intended to produce random results. This causes
random to fail the regression test once in a while (perhaps once random to fail the regression test occasionally. Typing
in every five to ten trials). Typing
<programlisting> <programlisting>
diff results/random.out expected/random.out diff results/random.out expected/random.out
</programlisting> </programlisting>
should produce only one or a few lines of differences. You need should produce only one or a few lines of differences. You need
not worry unless the random test always fails in repeated not worry unless the random test always fails in repeated
attempts. (On the other hand, if the random test is attempts.
<emphasis>never</emphasis> reported to fail even in many trials
of the regression tests, you probably <emphasis>should</emphasis>
worry.)
</para> </para>
</sect2> </sect2>
</sect1> </sect1>
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