darcs patch: fix and simplify ghci024 (was: validate breaks!)

[pepe]

On 14/11/2007, at 20:43, Claus Reinke wrote:

>> Claus, is this expected to work with 6.8 ?
>> There is no ':show languages'  option there, so the test fails.
>
> i should have said STABLE branch, i guess.
>

The test passes in STABLE branch. I'll be pushing asap.


> but this raises a question for those tests referring to
> features and fixes that have been merged into STABLE after release:  
> should those tests be disabled for <=6.8.1?
>> It passes fine with HEAD here.
>
> thanks.
>
> claus
>> pepe
>> On 14/11/2007, at 14:48, Claus Reinke wrote:
>>>> I'm testing the fix now. Claus, I'm not very fluent with Python,   
>>>> care  if I send you the patch to ghci024.py for revision?
>>>
>>> what little i know of python, i learned for this testsuite!-)
>>> (very odd-feeling language - as if someone had taken perl,
>>> and systematically removed all the features i like; so my
>>> usage is probably very un-idiomatic..)
>>>
>>> since ghc 6.9 and 6.8 flags appear to be diverging rapidly, i've   
>>> taken the liberty to simplify ghci024.py, to make future edits  
>>> easier.
>>>
>>> i've included Pepe's fixes and accounted for the different
>>> default for -fprint-bind-result in 6.8, assuming that is not
>>> going to be merged (Ian?).
>>>
>>> the test now runs clean on a recent head. could someone
>>> please verify with 6.8, and apply this testsuite patch?
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>> claus
>>>
>>> Wed Nov 14 13:00:43 GMT Standard Time 2007  claus.reinke at talk21.com
>>> * simplify ghci024.py, fix -fprint-bind-result, -fno-ignore-  
>>> breakpoints, -fprint-bind-contents
>>>
>>> - as ghc 6.9 flags are beginning to diverge, we need
>>>  a simpler way of specifying version-specific flags
>>>  or settings: have two entirely separate sections,
>>>  instead of one section with too many patches.
>>>
>>>  even if that doubles the script size, it should
>>>  be easier to edit. also add a warning that
>>>  ghci024.stdout is a generated file.
>>>
>>> - default for -fprint-bind-result has changed
>>>
>>> - -fno-ignore-breakpoints is gone
>>>
>>> - -fprint-bind-contents is new
>>>
>>> M ./tests/ghc-regress/ghci/scripts/ghci024.py -11 +112
>>> M ./tests/ghc-regress/ghci/scripts/ghci024.script +1
>>>
>>> <fix_and_simplify_ghci024.patch>
>>