Is there a test suite for C ?

[Spiros Bousbouras]

Is there a suite to verify that a C compiler understands the
language correctly and produces correct code ? If not why
not ? There is such a suite (not associated with any specific
implementation) for Common Lisp which is a bigger language
so why not C ?

 

[Guy Macon]

Is there a suite to verify that a C compiler understands the
language correctly and produces correct code ? If not why
not ? There is such a suite (not associated with any specific
implementation) for Common Lisp which is a bigger language
so why not C ?

If only there was some sort of web site where you could type in
[ C test suite ] or [ C++ tst suite ] and have it search the web
for you. Wouldn't that be great? I bet you could make a lot of
money doing that. you could call it a "search engine" or
"searching robot."

Alas, no such web site exists, so we all have to post our
questions in Usenet newsgroups.

 

[user923005]

Is there a suite to verify that a C compiler understands the
language correctly and produces correct code ? If not why
not ? There is such a suite (not associated with any specific
implementation) for Common Lisp which is a bigger language
so why not C ?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=C+validation+suite

 

[Spiros Bousbouras]

Is there a suite to verify that a C compiler understands the
language correctly and produces correct code ? If not why
not ? There is such a suite (not associated with any specific
implementation) for Common Lisp which is a bigger language
so why not C ?

If only there was some sort of web site where you could type in
[ C test suite ] or [ C++ tst suite ] and have it search the web
for you. Wouldn't that be great? I bet you could make a lot of
money doing that. you could call it a "search engine" or
"searching robot."

I was looking for informed comments on what exists,
the special difficulties C language presents in creating
one and any other comments whose content I couldn't
predict by the knowledgeable people here. That's a lot
more than what I could get from a list produced by a
search engine. But I admit that I was under the impression
that none exists and that influenced my posting here.

Alas, no such web site exists, so we all have to post our
questions in Usenet newsgroups.

Not to mention sarcastic comments.

 

[user923005]

If only there was some sort of web site where you could type in
[ C test suite ] or [ C++ tst suite ] and have it search the web
for you. Wouldn't that be great? I bet you could make a lot of
money doing that. you could call it a "search engine" or
"searching robot."

I was looking for informed comments on what exists,
the special difficulties C language presents in creating
one and any other comments whose content I couldn't
predict by the knowledgeable people here. That's a lot
more than what I could get from a list produced by a
search engine. But I admit that I was under the impression
that none exists and that influenced my posting here.

Alas, no such web site exists, so we all have to post our
questions in Usenet newsgroups.

Not to mention sarcastic comments.

The GCC compiler comes with a nice regression suite.
I suggest to start with that, and then buy a commercial one if it does
not suit your needs.