On Wed, 2 May 2007 01:32:20 +0200
Marius Mauch <genone@gentoo.org> wrote:
> (btw, could someone give some real examples for packages with
> "necessary" tests?)

There're two groups of packages with necessary tests that come to mind:
those that are very compiler / system sensitive (certain scientific
apps), and those where upstream says that 'make check' is a vital part
of the build process.

-- 
Ciaran McCreesh