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Re: Possible bug in fortified stpncpy


On 08/09/2015 10:44 AM, Joseph Myers wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Aug 2015, Zack Weinberg wrote:
> 
>> (Is there a way to run just one subdirectory's tests?  This was tedious
>> to develop, what with string.h getting used basically everywhere.)
> 
> I routinely use "make PARALLELMFLAGS=-j8 math/tests".
> 
> However, if changing a header such as string.h I think it's a good idea to 
> run the full glibc build and full testsuite at least once, when you 
> believe your patch is working.

Well, yes, of course.  I was just looking for quicker development
turnaround in case the enhanced test case had revealed more bugs of this
type - cycle on debug/tests until *that* works, then run the whole
thing.  (In the event, no more bugs were found.)

zw

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