Quality assurance for a compiler

[Philip]

Are there any guidelines or recommendations for assuring the quality
of compiler?

I use a compiler that is distributed after being tested by "internal
testing and code inspection". There is no unit testing. Any opinions
on this?

[Walter Görlitz]

Oracle testing.
Compare the output to other, similar compilers.
* How compact is the compiled code between the compilers?
* How fast does the compiled code load?
* Which settings are supported?
* Is there any code that will cause the compiler not to compile?

Those are what I can think of now. Perhaps others have comments.

2009/11/7 Philip <stan...@gmail.com>:

[Upkar Dhir]

Hi Philip,

 

This is the most important to perform Unit testing followed by the black box testing.

• Perform Unit Testing.
• Perform Module Testing.
• Perform Integration Testing. (Between interfaces of different modules)
• System Testing (This is Black Box Testing)

 

Only after performing above mentioned testing levels we can assure for Quality.

 

Thanks

upkar...@gmail.com

 

 

2009/11/8 Philip <stan...@gmail.com>