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Re: [PATCH 2/4] introduce parallel mode
- From: Pedro Alves <palves at redhat dot com>
- To: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
- Cc: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
- Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 17:56:48 +0100
- Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] introduce parallel mode
- References: <1374073124-23602-1-git-send-email-tromey at redhat dot com> <1374073124-23602-3-git-send-email-tromey at redhat dot com>
On 07/17/2013 03:58 PM, Tom Tromey wrote:
> First, it checks for the GDB_PARALLEL variable. If this is set (say,
> on the runtest command line), then the test suite assumes "parallel
> mode". In this mode, files are put into a subdirectory named after
> the test. That is, for DIR/TEST.exp, the outputs are put into
> ./outputs/DIR/TEST/.
>
> Second, this adds an "inotify" mode. If you have the inotifywait
> command (part of inotify-tools), you can set the GDB_INOTIFY variable.
> This will tell the test suite to watch for changes outside of the
> allowed output directories.
I think these variables should be documented in the internals
manual, in the "Testsuite Parameters" section.
--
Pedro Alves