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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> You can also note that if we ever delete a test script, it will still be
> mentioned in prove's state file. I think prove is smart enough to
> realize it went away and not bother you.

The inverse might be more problematic.  When we add a new test
script (which we still do from time to time), does prove notice
that we asked it to run more tests than it already knows about?