[GHC] #632: Make a 'fast' subset of the testsuite

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#632: Make a 'fast' subset of the testsuite
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 Reporter:  simonmar  |          Owner:         
     Type:  task      |         Status:  new    
 Priority:  normal    |      Milestone:         
Component:  None      |        Version:  6.4.1  
 Severity:  normal    |       Keywords:         
       Os:  Unknown   |   Architecture:  Unknown
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The testsuite takes a long time to run (usually over an hour, but depends
 on what "ways" are enabled).

 It would be extremely useful to have a subset of the testsuite that runs
 far more quickly, and yet tests a large proportion of the "useful" tests.
 For example: omit all ways except normal, omit "programs", and pick a
 representative few from each of the test categories leaving out long-
 running tests.  We pick a target of running the fast suite in, say, 2
 minutes.

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Ticket URL: <http://cvs.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/632>
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