Need support for explicit test specification with <file> in phpunit configuration file about paratest HOT 3 CLOSED

As I mentioned in #144 , I don't think that it makes sense to have explicit orders for tests when you want to run them in parallel. In fact, it could harm if someone wants to compose a testsuite out of specific files, uses paratest to run them in parallel and then recognizes that they run in sequence.
Any other opinions ? maybe @brianium ?

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Yeah, I think if your tests need to run in order, then they cannot be run concurrently. I am guessing the order matters due to dependencies between the tests?

This would indicate a testing scenario that is simply not a good candidate for concurrent execution. PHPUnit by itself would make more sense in this scenario. @tejuprasad if you have any suggestions for how this could work, pull requests are always welcome :)

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Thanks for the response! I did exactly what you suggested and used PHPUnit to run test suites, kicking off multiple processes in parallel.

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