kill runtests.sh

[pitrou]

BPO	10706
Nosy	@pitrou, @bitdancer

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[pitrou]

There are two official ways to run tests:

• "make test" for beginners
• "./python -m test [etc.]" for experts

runtests.sh serves no useful purpose and had completely outdated reporting, making it potentially confusing for newcomers who would try to test it. I therefore propose to kill it.

[bitdancer]

+1

As far as I could tell it is left over from the pre-unittest days and not completely updated. A few people may miss it, but they'll learn :)

[pitrou]

Committed in r87261.