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Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 10:32:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.algebra.com>
Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/graphics/lcms Makefile distinfo pkg-descrpkg-plist
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On 11 Apr, Maxim Sobolev wrote:
> Mikhail Teterin wrote:
> 
>> mi          2001/04/10 16:14:06 PDT
>>
>>   Modified files:
>>     graphics/lcms        Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist
>>   Log:
>>   Upgrade to 1.07. Use the official PORTDOCS instead of the pre-PORTDOCS
>>   homegrown DOCS variable. Do not install the test-executable, but run it
>>   after build.
> 
> What is the point of doing so? Why do you think it is useful to run this on
> the user's machine?

It tests if the compiled library passes its own tests after it is built.

I wish, all ports had this feature. With a variety of optimization
options and tricks the software authors do, I believe, this is a good
thing. FYI, information bzip2 does this too. And hdf. TCL and TK should,
but don't (TCL's tests are not very accurate and trigger false negatives
sometimes)...

	-mi



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