the output made me think that the test failed but did not fail testBuildFailure-helloDoesNotFail> Checking /nix/store/x6403x1llpk00i59cmr96iy92mx1f7hb-hello-2.12.1/testBuildFailure.log testBuildFailure-helloDoesNotFail> testBuildFailure: The builder did not fail, but a failure was expected! |
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README.md |
Tests for the testers
cd nixpkgs
nix-build -A tests.testers
Tests generally derive their own correctness from simplicity, which in the case of testers (themselves functions) does not always work out. Hence the need for tests that test the testers.