Add option to stop immediately at Tcl errors and continue by default

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index abae60b..dcb731f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -7,10 +7,16 @@ Changes since 1.6.2:
    should use this proc. The 'is_remote' proc is deprecated.
 2. runtest now accepts --local_init and --global_init options to override
    the default of reading "site.exp".  See the manual for details.
-X. runtest now aborts if a test script fails with any Tcl error.  Previously,
-   only calling an undefined procedure would cause the test run to abort.
+X. runtest now responds consistently to all Tcl errors and generates an
+   UNRESOLVED result when a test script aborts.  Previously, calling an
+   undefined procedure would cause the test run to abort while other Tcl
+   errors produced only an easily-ignored message.
 X. runtest now accepts a --keep_going option to continue with other test
-   scripts after a test script fails with a Tcl error.
+   scripts after a test script fails with a Tcl error.  If you have
+   automated systems that run tests and need to carry on after Tcl errors,
+   now is the time to add this option to your configuration.
+X. runtest now accepts a --no_keep_going option to stop immediately when a
+   test script aborts.  This is planned to become the default in 1.7.
 3. A utility procedure relative_filename has been added.  This procedure
    computes a relative file name to a given destination from a given base.
 4. The utility procedure 'grep' now accepts a '-n' option that