Chapter 32. Regression Tests (original) (raw)

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Table of Contents

32.1. Running the Tests

32.1.1. Running the Tests Against a Temporary Installation

32.1.2. Running the Tests Against an Existing Installation

32.1.3. Additional Test Suites

32.1.4. Locale and Encoding

32.1.5. Extra Tests

32.1.6. Testing Hot Standby

32.2. Test Evaluation

32.2.1. Error Message Differences

32.2.2. Locale Differences

32.2.3. Date and Time Differences

32.2.4. Floating-Point Differences

32.2.5. Row Ordering Differences

32.2.6. Insufficient Stack Depth

32.2.7. The “random” Test

32.2.8. Configuration Parameters

32.3. Variant Comparison Files

32.4. TAP Tests

32.5. Test Coverage Examination

The regression tests are a comprehensive set of tests for the SQL implementation in PostgreSQL. They test standard SQL operations as well as the extended capabilities of PostgreSQL.