Holger Drewes

I think `runCode` does have its use cases with just running the plain bytecode sequences with not bothering about setting the outer framing with artificially set up a tx or...

And some of the failing tests (from the `engine` suite): 

Yes, here https://hivetests.ethdevops.io/ and here https://hivetests2.ethdevops.io/, and then click on "Load". EthereumJS tests didn't seem to have run for some time though, I only could find some entries on page...

Can we add some kind of a guard for this so (a bit like the test number count comparison for state/blockchain tests, I am not sure atm though if these...

I was just reading "tests didn't work any more and no one noticed" from your initial comment/introduction here and therefore concluded that there is likely no kind of guard in...

Ok, cool! 🙂 What's the state of the assicated PR? Can this be updated and would be still open for review? VM API tests are currently failing?

> OK, it failed due to newly introduced linting rules, it should pass now. Ah, that makes sense, cool, will give it a go then! 👍

> it is a no-op Thanks for this write-up! What does this particular line mean, seems important to understand the whole thing. 😋

Thanks, that also gives some valuable context. I was just really only referring to the word `no-op` though. What does this exactly mean?

Ok, one more try: what does `no-op` mean (even if it is not meant here)?