Talk:Ada Conformity Assessment Test Suite
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What does passing a test suite mean?[edit]
It is incorrect to say that ACATS ensures a compiler conforms to a language standard. When BSI were in the compiler validation business the validations certificates they issued said "This is to certify that the language processor identified below was found to contain no errors when tested with the identified validation suite." No mention of conforming to a language standard there. I suspect the Ada validation certificates say something similar (I don't have one to hand).
How do we know that a validation suite correctly implements the requirements contained in a language standard? One answer is here
Lede[edit]
The lede could use a lot more color. Someone with knowledge of ACATS might consider writing a few sentences there to make the subject matter understandable to those who are approaching it for the first time. Cheers, ask123 (talk) 13:51, 22 October 2013 (UTC)