- From: Chris Rebert <csswg@rebertia.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 17:11:41 -0700
- To: Public CSS Test suite mailing list <public-css-testsuite@w3.org>
On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 1:49 PM, Gérard Talbot <css21testsuite@gtalbot.org> wrote: > Le 2015-08-17 15:08, Chris Rebert a écrit : >> On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 9:06 PM, Gérard Talbot >> <css21testsuite@gtalbot.org> wrote: >>> Le 2015-07-27 03:21, Chris Rebert a écrit : <snip> >>> 1- There is already a test with the filename position-fixed-001 >>> >>> http://test.csswg.org/suites/css2.1/nightly-unstable/html4/position-fixed-001.htm >>> >>> in the test suite. Fortunately for you, your test, in my opinion, is really >>> about 'left: auto' offset. So, in all fairness, you were destined for a test >>> filename change anyway. >> >> A. This "testcase filename itself must be globally unique" requirement >> doesn't seem to be documented anywhere on Test the Web Forward. > > When the first version of the file format documentation was created, zero-filled number suffix was explained to keep filename unique. As more and more test suites for 40+ specifications were created, there is a need to keep filename unique... otherwise test searching (with CSS Test Suite Manager Shepherd system: http://test.csswg.org/shepherd/ ) gets more difficult, confusing and returning several occurences. > > But, you are right; I agree with you that this "testcase filename itself must be globally unique" guideline or requirement should be stated somewhere in the Test the Web Forward documentation. I went ahead earlier and filed a bug regarding this: https://github.com/w3c/web-platform-tests/issues/2095 Cheers, Chris -- Bootstrap Core Team member Browser 🐛 of the day: http://wkbug.com/148061
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