diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/priorFactor.xml b/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/priorFactor.xml
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--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/priorFactor.xml
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@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
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- - 1.00000000000000000e+00
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- -5.87266449276209815e-02
- -4.26917621276207360e-01
- 9.02381585483330806e-01
- -9.09297426825681709e-01
- -3.50175488374014632e-01
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diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testSerializationNonlinear.cpp b/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testSerializationNonlinear.cpp
index f7b524a5c..4a73cbb0b 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testSerializationNonlinear.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testSerializationNonlinear.cpp
@@ -107,59 +107,6 @@ TEST (Serialization, TemplatedValues) {
EXPECT(equalsBinary(values));
}
-bool str_assert_equal(const string& expected, const string& actual) {
- if (actual == expected) return true;
- printf("Not equal:\n");
- std::cout << "expected:\n" << expected << std::endl;
- std::cout << "actual:\n" << actual << std::endl;
- return false;
-}
-TEST(Serialization, NoiseModelFactor1_backwards_compatibility) {
- PriorFactor factor(
- 12345, Pose3(Rot3::RzRyRx(Vector3(1., 2., 3.)), Point3(4., 5., 6.)),
- noiseModel::Unit::Create(6));
-
- // String
- std::string actual_str = serialize(factor);
- // Generated from hash 3ba65669113f41d0e56a03b4b314047776bab5c4 (>4.2a4)
- std::string expected_str =
- "22 serialization::archive 19 1 0\n"
- "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12345 0 1 6 21 gtsam_noiseModel_Unit 1 0\n"
- "1 1 0\n"
- "2 1 0\n"
- "3 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 1.00000000000000000e+00 1.00000000000000000e+00 "
- "1.00000000000000000e+00 1.00000000000000000e+00 1.00000000000000000e+00 "
- "1.00000000000000000e+00 6 1.00000000000000000e+00 "
- "1.00000000000000000e+00 1.00000000000000000e+00 1.00000000000000000e+00 "
- "1.00000000000000000e+00 1.00000000000000000e+00 1.00000000000000000e+00 "
- "1.00000000000000000e+00 0 0 0 0 4.11982245665682978e-01 "
- "-8.33737651774156818e-01 -3.67630462924899259e-01 "
- "-5.87266449276209815e-02 -4.26917621276207360e-01 "
- "9.02381585483330806e-01 -9.09297426825681709e-01 "
- "-3.50175488374014632e-01 -2.24845095366152908e-01 0 0 "
- "4.00000000000000000e+00 5.00000000000000000e+00 "
- "6.00000000000000000e+00\n";
- EXPECT(str_assert_equal(expected_str, actual_str));
- PriorFactor factor_deserialized_str = PriorFactor();
- deserializeFromString(expected_str, factor_deserialized_str);
- EXPECT(assert_equal(factor, factor_deserialized_str));
-
- // XML
- std::string actual_xml = serializeXML(factor);
- std::string expected_xml;
- { // read from file
- // Generated from hash 3ba65669113f41d0e56a03b4b314047776bab5c4 (>4.2a4)
- std::ifstream f("priorFactor.xml");
- std::stringstream buffer;
- buffer << f.rdbuf();
- expected_xml = buffer.str();
- }
- EXPECT(str_assert_equal(expected_xml, actual_xml));
- PriorFactor factor_deserialized_xml = PriorFactor();
- deserializeFromXMLFile("priorFactor.xml", factor_deserialized_xml);
- EXPECT(assert_equal(factor, factor_deserialized_xml));
-}
-
TEST(Serialization, ISAM2) {
gtsam::ISAM2Params parameters;