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In commit 18555b132 we tentatively established a rule that regression tests should use names containing "regression" for databases, and names starting with "regress_" for all other globally-visible object names, so as to circumscribe the side-effects that "make installcheck" could have on an existing installation. This commit adds a simple enforcement mechanism for that rule: if the code is compiled with ENFORCE_REGRESSION_TEST_NAME_RESTRICTIONS defined, it will emit a warning (not an error) whenever a database, role, tablespace, subscription, or replication origin name is created that doesn't obey the rule. Running one or more buildfarm members with that symbol defined should be enough to catch new violations, at least in the regular regression tests. Most TAP tests wouldn't notice such warnings, but that's actually fine because TAP tests don't execute against an existing server anyway. Since it's already the case that running src/test/modules/ tests in installcheck mode is deprecated, we can use that as a home for tests that seem unsafe to run against an existing server, such as tests that might have side-effects on existing roles. Document that (though this commit doesn't in itself make it any less safe than before). Update regress.sgml to define these restrictions more clearly, and to clean up assorted lack-of-up-to-date-ness in its descriptions of the available regression tests. Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/16638.1468620817@sss.pgh.pa.us
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