> Test suites are invaluable, but fortunately they can be rebuilt. it will
> take a lot of time for a dedicated team, but time and people (i hope) we
> have in the community. The existing test suites are - imo - very important
> for
> the community. Also the existing bugs and features databases. It *would*
> make a difference reg. the
> stabillity of future interbase versions.

Many of us do not have the skill and experience to get into the C code and
start working on the Interbase code. But we do have the skill to start
building test suites. Perhaps someone should spear-head this, and get us
grunts to work.

Paul Gallagher