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RFA: GDB internals manual: explain how to run selected tests
- From: Jim Blandy <jimb at red-bean dot com>
- To: GDB Patches <gdb-patches at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:40:09 -0800
- Subject: RFA: GDB internals manual: explain how to run selected tests
gdb/doc/ChangeLog:
2006-01-25 Jim Blandy <jimb@redhat.com>
* gdbint.texinfo (Testsuite): Explain how to run selected tests.
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# of untested testcases 5
@end smallexample
+ To run a specific test script, type:
+ @example
+ make check RUNTESTFLAGS='@var{tests}'
+ @end example
+ where @var{tests} is a list of test script file names, separated by
+ spaces.
+
The ideal test run consists of expected passes only; however, reality
conspires to keep us from this ideal. Unexpected failures indicate
real problems, whether in @value{GDBN} or in the testsuite. Expected