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diff --git a/testsuite/README b/testsuite/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..14d4c4c --- /dev/null +++ b/testsuite/README @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +How to use check suite +---------------------- + +You need DejaGNU package. Assuming you have it all you need to do is + +make check + + +Something failed now what +------------------------- + +First determine what did not work. If only one check failed you can +run it individually in debugging mode. For example + +runtest -a -de -v w.test/w.exp +Expect binary is /usr/bin/expect +Using /usr/share/dejagnu/runtest.exp as main test driver +[...] + +Do not bother capturing screen output, it is in testrun.log which +test suite generated. + +$ ls testrun.* dbg.log +dbg.log testrun.log testrun.sum + +The reason why test failed should be in dbg.log. Assuming you +figured out the reason you could write a patch fixing w.test/w.exp +and send it to upstream. + +If you do not know how, or have time, to fix the issue create tar.gz +file containing test run logs and submit it to upstream maintainers. +Notice that in later case upstream sometimes has to ask clarifying +questions about environment where problem occurred. |