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authorJacob Bachmeyer <jcb62281+dev@gmail.com>2020-06-02 22:20:01 -0500
committerJacob Bachmeyer <jcb62281+dev@gmail.com>2020-06-02 22:20:01 -0500
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Save and restore variables set by command arguments
This commit closes the window during which srcdir was controlled by the testsuite local init file even if specified on the command line. Allowing this override causes problems with Automake when the source directory was set using a relative file name.
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--* text -*-
+-*- text -*-
Changes since 1.6.2:
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@ Changes since 1.6.2:
"*dir" variables in test scripts.
7. A shell command "dejagnu" is added as a place to hang various
auxiliary commands not directly involved with running tests. The
- "runtest" command will remain for that purpose for the forseeable
+ "runtest" command will remain for that purpose for the foreseeable
future.
8. The first auxiliary command is added: "report card". The "dejagnu
report card" command reads DejaGnu summary files and produces a
compact tabular summary across multiple tools.
+9. A Tcl namespace is now used for some internal procedures and variables.
+ The Tcl namespace ::dejagnu and all child namespaces are entirely
+ internal and should not be mentioned in testsuite code. Its contents
+ are subject to change without notice, even on point releases.
Changes since 1.6.1: