Re: Conformance requirement markup and test metadata (take 2)

On Friday, September 2, 2011, 4:42:46 AM, Peter wrote:

LP> On Sep 1, 2011, at 4:49 PM, Alan Stearns wrote:
>> Test files currently have a reference to the section of the spec they test.
>> We'd like to be a bit more specific about what each test covers.

I agree that this is valuable.

>>  I will be
>> adding metadata to Regions tests that includes any relevant id in the spec.
>> This might just be the id of the section the test already refers to. Or it
>> could be more specific, perhaps referring to one or more <dfn> ids.

LP> Currently tests have <link rel='help' href='…' /> links that
LP> _must_ point to a specification section heading (i.e.: a URL from the spec's TOC).

It would seem easier to relax that restriction and let it point to a more specific phrase (ideally, a single testable assertion).


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