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There are several test cases: from match-127 to match-135, which uses old Tilda syntax. At the same time test-set folder contains files with fixed syntax: from match-127n.xsl to match-135n.xsl. Should test cases be updated to use these new fixed stylesheets instead of old ones?
The new tests to replace Tilda syntax already exist. I'll rephrase my question - should old Tilda syntax tests be removed?
Yes, the inclusion of both forms is transitional, I felt it inappropriate to delete the old ones until the new WD is out.
Possibly better to keep the test cases but to mark them as being expected to fail with syntax errors...
I tend to agree with Liam here. Since the tilde-syntax was around for quite a while, it is not unthinkable that processors implemented support for it, while the syntax should now raise an error. However, we don't need too many of them, I think. Just a couple and change the expected outcome to be a syntax error.
Meanwhile, this has been resolved with previous fixes in the XT3 testsets. There are now no tilde-syntax patterns anymore, so I think it would still be a good idea to follow Liam's advice and add a few tests to check that the appropriate static syntax error is thrown. However, I'll move forward and close this issue as it's original description is resolved.
Was resolved > 30 days ago, closing.