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It is important to regularly run tests to keep control of user-visible
changes incured by code modifications. The tests that are part of synopsis
are not an absolute measure for success or failure, but rather reflect
a given state of the system at a particular point in time.
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It sometimes happens that a new addition to the code will make a particular
test fail, simply because that test now produces a different output compared
to what it used to produce before.
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This may indicate a true regression, or it may mean that the <span class="emphasis"><em>expected output</em></span>
should be adjusted if the new output is valid and should be the new reference.
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The 'official' regression test results are available at all times as a
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