[Python-modules-team] Bug#606528: sympy: please run tests at build time

[Jakub Wilk]

* Ondrej Certik <ondrej at certik.cz>, 2010-12-09, 15:23:
>>Sympy comes with a test suite, so it would be nice if it could be
>>run at build time, preferably with all supported Python versions.
>It takes several minutes to run. Are you sure it's a good idea?

Absolutely sure.

>What happens if some little test fails?

Somebody fixes either the test, or the offending code, or temporarily 
disables the test. Easy.

>Is it better to have 99% working package, or not a package at all?

It's not like anybody is going to kick a package out of archive just 
because it FTBFS. :)

Think of running tests at build time like an investment in quality 
assurance.

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Jakub Wilk