[PATCH 2/3] user32: Added more dialog owner tests.

Dmitry Timoshkov dmitry at baikal.ru
Mon Feb 29 21:37:04 CST 2016


Alexandre Julliard <julliard at winehq.org> wrote:

> > Jacek Caban <jacek at codeweavers.com> wrote:
> >> I'm not sure I agree.
> >
> > Please don't get me wrong, but when sending tests after the fixes the result
> > can't be easily verified, and therefore this reduces the trust and value of
> > patches.
> 
> There are many cases where adding todos and then removing them creates
> more work, so it's perfectly acceptable to send a test to apply after
> the fix to demonstrate that it is correct. We do that all the time.

In this case just adding and then removing TRUE in ok_sequence() call
and adding and then removing appropriate todo_wine statements shouldn't
create too much additional work, after all this work should be done
anyway in order to verify that the patch actually works.

> If you don't trust that the test is testing the right thing, it's easy
> enough to verify by reverting the fix and confirming that the test
> fails. I do that frequently myself.

As I have said, the patches that remove todo_wine statements are easier
recognizable as the fixes.

-- 
Dmitry.



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