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title: Dry run must stop the run when a test fails, because mutants can only be judged against a green suite. status: open text_ref: readme:README.md#L133 tags:

• strict-modeling
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semantic_text: Dry run must stop the run when a test fails, because mutants can only be judged against a green suite. logic_claims:

• CLAIM-88EB1C6599EE5F14

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• Dry run must stop the run when a test fails, because mutants can only be judged against a green suite.

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Source

A failing test stops the run, because mutants can only be judged against a green suite.

Source: Mutalog README - README.md#L133