marmoset testing

[Oliver]

Is there any documentation on how the marmoset testing works?
I can barely get any of my submissions to pass and I can't figure out
why.

eg. Does it excecute whatever is in the file you submit and test for
the output to match a predetermined value? Do whitespace or extra line
feeds affect it?

[Volodymyr Lyubinets]

Post by Oliver
Is there any documentation on how the marmoset testing works?
I can barely get any of my submissions to pass and I can't figure out
why.
eg. Does it excecute whatever is in the file you submit and test for
the output to match a predetermined value? Do whitespace or extra line
feeds affect it?

As long as it doesn't say "Compilation error", your command was run but
the result wasn't correct. However, this may mean that the command
itself is wrong, so trying it out yourself helps a lot.

[Brad Lushman]

Post by Oliver
Is there any documentation on how the marmoset testing works?
I can barely get any of my submissions to pass and I can't figure out
why.
eg. Does it excecute whatever is in the file you submit and test for
the output to match a predetermined value? Do whitespace or extra line
feeds affect it?

Marmoset's testing of your submission is controlled by a shell script that
is custom-written for each question (though in practice, we do reuse marking
scripts to the extent possible). In general, your submission is run against
input of our choosing and the result compared with the correct answer.
Usually, we ignore the effects of whitespace, but depending on the question,
we can look for exact matches.

Brad