Merge 8d689755a5b55c2184c30fcdb70acc8cfa01574e into b78aa5ee64be299ae50932e7b4d7e5d7b89a72f6

docs: clarify meaning of 'test crashes' in primer
Explain that a crash refers to abnormal termination such as uncaught exceptions or runtime errors. Fixes confusion reported in issue #4790.
2026-07-30 16:26:24 +08:00 · 2026-07-25 14:10:31 +05:30 · 2026-03-13 19:15:36 +05:30
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@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ that check whether a condition is true. An assertion's result can be *success*,
 *nonfatal failure*, or *fatal failure*. If a fatal failure occurs, it aborts the
 current function; otherwise the program continues normally.

-*Tests* use assertions to verify the tested code's behavior. If a test crashes
-or has a failed assertion, then it *fails*; otherwise it *succeeds*.
+*Tests* use assertions to verify the tested code's behavior. If a test terminates
+abnormally (for example due to an uncaught exception, segmentation fault, or
+other runtime error) or has a failed assertion, then it *fails*; otherwise it
+*succeeds*.

 A *test suite* contains one or many tests. You should group your tests into test
 suites that reflect the structure of the tested code. When multiple tests in a
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Ashok Narayan	351c5f8415	Merge 8d689755a5b55c2184c30fcdb70acc8cfa01574e into b78aa5ee64be299ae50932e7b4d7e5d7b89a72f6	2026-07-25 14:10:31 +05:30
Ashok Narayan	8d689755a5	docs: clarify meaning of 'test crashes' in primer Explain that a crash refers to abnormal termination such as uncaught exceptions or runtime errors. Fixes confusion reported in issue #4790.	2026-03-13 19:15:36 +05:30