ACATS 3.0 User's Guide
5.6.4 Inapplicable Tests
Each ACATS test has a test objective that is described
in the test prologue. Some objectives address Ada language features that
need not be supported by every Ada implementation (e.g., "check
floating-point operations for digits 18"). These test programs generally
also contain an explicit indication of their applicability and the expected
behavior of an implementation for which they do not apply.
Annex
D, “
Test Applicability Criteria”
lists common reasons for a test to be inapplicable, and lists the tests
affected.
A test may be inapplicable
for an implementation given:
appropriate ACATS grading criteria; or
an ACAA ruling on a petition to accept a deviation
from expected results.
Appropriate grading
criteria include:
1.
whether a test completes execution and reports "NOT APPLICABLE";
2.
whether a test is rejected at compile or bind time for a reason that
satisfies grading criteria stated in the test program.
All applicable test programs must be processed and
passed.
