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diff --git a/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/tests/ui.md b/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/tests/ui.md index 8f4467a5551..09dc476d68e 100644 --- a/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/tests/ui.md +++ b/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/tests/ui.md @@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ The output is normalized to ignore unwanted differences, see the [Normalization](#normalization) section. If the file is missing, then compiletest expects the corresponding output to be empty. +A common reason to use normalization, revisions, and most of the other following tools, +is to account for platform differences. Consider alternatives to these tools, like +e.g. using the `extern "rust-invalid"` ABI that is invalid on every platform +instead of fixing the test to use cross-compilation and testing every possibly-invalid ABI. + There can be multiple stdout/stderr files. The general form is: ```text |