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Re: Finding runtest


Richard Earnshaw wrote:
> 
> gdb comes with dejagnu as part of the distribution (to ensure we use one
> with the correct features).  Most of the time, the make system will pick
> this up automatically and use it in preference to any version that is
> installed on the path.  Unfortunately, this is not the case when checking
> dejagnu itself.  In this case, it will only work using a version that has
> already been installed.
> 
> The effect of this is that "make check" will fail when trying to check
> dejagnu if dejagnu has not been previously installed on the path.
> 
> I'm not entirely convinced that it is correct for a test program to be
> testing itself, but the current behaviour is a bit inconsistent.
> 
> Sorry no patch at the moment (I only came across this at home last night)
> and haven't had chance to fix it yet.

FYI, I suspect people have ``make check-gdb'' engrained in their
fingers.

	Andrew

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