Re: [PATCHES] Trivial patch to double vacuum speed

Gavin Sherry wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Sep 2006, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> 
>>> I don't have a concrete proposal to make, but I do think that the
>>> current patch-queue process is not suited to the project as it stands
>>> today.  Maybe if this issue-tracking stuff gets off the ground, we
>>> could let developers place ACK or NAK flags on patches they've looked
>>> at, and have some rule about ACK-vs-NAK requirements for something to go
>>> in.
>> How about *requiring* test cases that prove the patch?
> 
> People including regression tests is not a replacement for code review.

Uhmmm, of course not? :). A test case does however help show that the 
person thought through what they were doing :) Even if they were cranked 
in the process.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake


> For a non-trivial patch, an SQL test will only exercise a few code paths
.
> Moreover, it wont say anything about code quality, maintainability or
> general correctness or completeness. It will still have to be reviewed.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Gavin
> 
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