On Sun, 2009-07-05 at 11:48 -0700, Andreas Raab wrote:
> Ken Causey wrote:
> > On Wed, 2009-07-01 at 20:03 -0700, Andreas Raab wrote:
> >> * http://source.squeak.org/tests
> >>
> >> This is the main repository for unit tests. It will be world-readable 
> >> AND world-writable. We encourage everyone to write more tests and commit 
> >> them, improve the existing tests and bring in entirely new test suites.
> >>
> >> * http://source.squeak.org/inbox
> >>
> >> This repository is intended as dropbox. It’s usage will depend on what 
> >> we make it out to be. The idea is to have it world-readable and 
> >> world-writable, too.
> >>
> > 
> > I've had a question about this.  If a developer writes a test, finds a
> > problem, and develops a fix is it the intention that she put the fix in
> > inbox but the test in tests?  Doesn't that just complaint things for
> > everyone in terms of linking the two?  What is the value of two separate
> > inboxes?
> 
> To me, it's just a pre-filtering that says that anything in tests will 
> require less work (if any) for review during integration. Effectively I 
> would expect that if I merge tests this will work with no further 
> effort, whereas with inbox I would assume that I at least need to look 
> at what it does. If we find that this isn't a useful distinction we 
> should get rid of it but I think it would be useful to explicitly 
> encourage submitting tests.
> 
> Cheers,
>    - Andreas

OK, I can see your point about pre-filtering.  But then I have to ask
what or who is the consumer of the filtered results?

If human, I have to think it's just as easy to filter based on the
package name which clearly states 'Tests' or should and using just one
inbox simplifies thing by requiring only one place to look.  In much
simplifies things for submitters who don't have to put things in two
places and decide which is right when, relevant for newbies at least.

Ken


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