[File] Level 0 test semantics

[Christos Zoulas]

> On Nov 12, 2024, at 1:09 AM, Marco Antoniotti <marcoxa at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi
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> Just a question about “test semantics “.
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> Are all level 0 tests in a specification performed, or as soon as one succeeded the next ones are discarded?
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> Cf., the “pdf” specification.
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I test is considered successful if it matches and it prints something. If it does not print something then the next level is checked until a level matches and it prints something. If something matches and it prints, then the rest of the magic entry is consulted until it is fully consumed at then processing stops (unless -k is specified).

christos

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