[PATCH] patchformatting: Test Suite Enhancements

[Thomas Schwinge]

Based on the emails starting at
id:"87liu2kcq6.fsf at servo.factory.finestructure.net".
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Hi!

I applied the attached patch, based on this thread's discussion.


Grüße,
 Thomas


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 patchformatting.mdwn |   10 ++++++++++
 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/patchformatting.mdwn b/patchformatting.mdwn
index cf5bf81..914371d 100644
--- a/patchformatting.mdwn
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@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ Eric S. Raymond has written good
 [Software Release Practice HOWTO](http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-Release-Practice-HOWTO/).
 Check what he has to say about this issue. 
 
+### Test Suite Enhancements
+
+New features as well as bug fixes should typically come with test suite
+enhancements.  The test suite changes should be done first (tagged as *expected
+to fail*), and the feature implementation or bug fix should come second
+(removing the *expected to fail* tag).  This way, the test suite specifies the
+behavior you're trying to implement, be it a new feature or a bug fix.  By
+defining beforehand exactly what you expect to happen, everyone can confirm
+that your patch achieves what it is meant it to.
+
 ## Prepare patches for e-mail submission
 
 If you've made just one commit (containing just one bugfix or new feature)
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