Chapter 32. Regression Tests

Chapter 32. Regression Tests
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Table of Contents

32.1. Running the Tests

32.1.1. Running the Tests Against a Temporary Installation
32.1.2. Running the Tests Against an Existing Installation
32.1.3. Additional Test Suites
32.1.4. Locale and Encoding
32.1.5. Extra Tests
32.1.6. Testing Hot Standby

32.2. Test Evaluation

32.2.1. Error Message Differences
32.2.2. Locale Differences
32.2.3. Date and Time Differences
32.2.4. Floating-Point Differences
32.2.5. Row Ordering Differences
32.2.6. Insufficient Stack Depth
32.2.7. The “random” Test
32.2.8. Configuration Parameters

32.3. Variant Comparison Files

32.4. TAP Tests

32.5. Test Coverage Examination

Current version of Postgres-XL doesn't support the regression test to run after building but before installation. You can use each test manually but it is left to users.

The regression tests are a comprehensive set of tests for the SQL implementation in PostgreSQL. They test standard SQL operations as well as the extended capabilities of PostgreSQL.