Re: [patches] cross-testing instructions

[Jim Blandy <jimb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This hasn't been out for long, but since I've been posting
work-in-progress patches as I've gone along, and there haven't been
any comments on the final version, I've gone ahead and committed this.

Jim Blandy <jimb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 2007-02-02  Jim Blandy	<jimb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> 	Add support for cross-testing.
>
> 	Remove Make conditionals that disable running tests or generating
> 	test input files when cross-compiling.
> 	* Rules: Disable conditionals.
> 	* stdlib/Makefile: Same.
> 	* libio/Makefile: Same.
> 	* intl/Makefile: Same.
> 	* iconvdata/Makefile: Same.
> 	* localedata/Makefile: Same.
> 	* catgets/Makefile: Same.
> 	* misc/Makefile: Same.
> 	* posix/Makefile: Same.
> 	* string/Makefile: Same.
> 	* stdio-common/Makefile: Same.
> 	* resolv/Makefile: Same.
> 	* iconv/Makefile: Same.
> 	* grp/Makefile: Same.
> 	* elf/Makefile: Same.
> 	* malloc/Makefile: Same.
> 	* io/Makefile: Same.
>
> 	Where tests run binaries, have them use cross-test-wrapper, if
> 	set.
> 	* Makeconfig (run-program-prefix): Split this into two pieces:
> 	(run-via-rtld-prefix): Prefix to run something via the dynamic linker.
> 	(run-program-prefix): Prefix to run something via the
> 	cross-testing wrapper and the dynamic linker.
> 	(built-program-command): Run the rule's second dependency, using the
> 	cross-test-wrapper and dynamic linker.
> 	(local-built-program-cmd): Like built-program-command, but don't
> 	use cross-test-wrapper.
> 	* intl/Makefile: Pass cross-test-wrapper to scripts.
> 	* intl/tst-codeset.sh, intl/tst-gettext.sh, intl/tst-gettext2.sh:
> 	* intl/tst-gettext3.sh, intl/tst-translit.sh: Expect and use wrapper.
> 	* iconvdata/Makefile: Pass cross-test-wrapper to scripts.
> 	* iconvdata/run-iconv-test.sh, iconvdata/tst-table.sh:
> 	* iconvdata/tst-tables.sh: Expect and use wrapper.
> 	* posix/Makefile: Pass cross-test-wrapper to scripts.  Pass
> 	local-built-program-command to tests which run subprograms.
> 	* posix/tst-getconf.sh, posix/globtest.sh:
> 	* posix/workexp-tst.sh: Expect and use wrapper.
> 	* grp/Makefile: Pass cross-test-wrapper to scripts.
> 	* grp/tst-fgetgrent.sh: Expect and use wrapper.
> 	* elf/Makefile: Pass cross-test-wrapper to scripts.  Use
> 	cross-test-wrapper to run binaries.  Pass
> 	local-built-program-command to tests which run subprograms.
> 	* elf/tst-pathopt.sh: Expect and use wrapper.
> 	* malloc/Makefile: Pass cross-test-wrapper to scripts.
> 	* malloc/tst-mtrace.sh: Expect and use wrapper.
> 	* io/Makefile: Pass cross-test-wrapper to scripts.
> 	* io/ftwtest-sh: Expect and use wrapper.
> 	* nptl/Makefile: Pass cross-test-wrapper to scripts.  Pass
> 	local-built-program-command to tests which run subprograms.
> 	* nptl/tst-tls6.sh: Expect and use wrapper.
> 	* rt/makefile (tst-mqueue7-ARGS): Pass local-built-program-command.
>
> 	Make sure cross-testing wrappers don't steal input from test
> 	script loops.
>
> 	* iconvdata/run-iconv-test.sh: Use non-stdin file descriptor for
> 	while loop input.
> 	* iconvdata/tst-tables.sh: Redirect loop body input from /dev/null.
> 	* localedata/tst-rpmatch.sh, localedata/tst-fmon.sh: Same.
> 	* localedata/tst-numeric.sh: Same.
> 	* posix/tst-getconf.sh: Same.
>
> 	* localedata/tst-wctype.sh: Take the command to run as an
> 	argument, as passed by the Makefile, not run_program_prefix.
>
> 	* io/Makefile ($(objpfx)/ftwtest.out): If cross-testing, use build
> 	tree for temporary directory.
>
> 	* localedata/Makefile ($(addprefix $(objpfx),$(CTYPE_FILES))): Use
> 	cross-localedef program, if specified.
>
> 	* scripts/cross-test-ssh.sh: New file: sample cross-test wrapper.