Testing compilers

"G|nter Nagler" <gnagler@ihm.tu-graz.ac.at>
Wed, 19 Jul 1995 12:44:27 GMT

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From: "G|nter Nagler" <gnagler@ihm.tu-graz.ac.at>
Keywords: C, testing, comment
Organization: Joanneum Research Graz
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 12:44:27 GMT

Hi,


I am writing a C compiler and would like to know which technics for
testing you suggest or prefer. Currently I only take some of my own
C programs and send it through the compiler that generates debug
output that represents the internal structure of code, types,
symbols. I check if the error/warnings are correct and pick some
difficulter parts of the source and compare it manually to the
generated output.


I fear that my compiler will adopt my style of C programming and
accept only programs that are written in my personal style.
But I want that the compiler correctly handles any valid and
invalid C program.


Thanks for any hints
    guenter
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Guenter Nagler
JOANNEUM RESEARCH, Institute for HyperMedia Systems (IHM)
Schieszstattgasse 4A, A-8010 Graz, Austria
email: gnagler@ihm.tu-graz.ac.at
[There are lots of C test suites available, several by readers of this group.
-John]
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