Re: test suite generation for Fortran compiler testing

On 20 Nov 2004 21:29:10 -0500, "Gaurav Gautam, Noida"
<gauravga@noida.hcltech.com> wrote:


>hi all,
>
>I Am Working To Test A Fortran Compiler(IG Code Generation.... To Be
>Specific). Can Anyone Guide Me Abt The Different Techniques Of Doing So. I
>Usually Have To Write Test Cases For Doing.
>So I Am Looking At The Prospects And Methods Of Automation Of Geneartion Of
>Testcases. Does Any One Knows Any Tool Which Can Help To Generate Test
>Suites And Test Cases (For Fortran If Specific).
>I Am Planning To Design Such A Tool If It Does Not Exist.. I Request All To
>Plz Reply Share Their Knowledge In This Regard.
>
>Gaurav Gautam
>[When I was working on f77 compilers there were several test suites that at
>least verified that the compiler accepts the whole language. Beyond that it
>is my impression that most test suites are rather ad-hoc, largely examples
>of code that demonstrates bugs that are supposed to be fixed. -John]


There is/was a free test suite somewhere on nist.gov. I have it saved
as "fcvs21.tar.Z"


Part of the comment from the first file in the archive:


A COMPILER VALIDATION SYSTEM FOR THE FORTRAN LANGUAGE
BASED ON SPECIFICATIONS AS DEFINED IN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE FORTRAN X3.9-1978, HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE
FEDERAL COBOL COMPILER TESTING SERVICE. THE FORTRAN COMPILER
VALIDATION SYSTEM (FCVS) CONSISTS OF AUDIT ROUTINES, THEIR RELATED
DATA, AND AN EXECUTIVE SYSTEM. EACH AUDIT ROUTINE IS A FORTRAN
PROGRAM, SUBPROGRAM OR FUNCTION WHICH INCLUDES TESTS OF SPECIFIC
LANGUAGE ELEMENTS AND SUPPORTING PROCEDURES INDICATING THE RESULT
OF EXECUTING THESE TESTS.


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