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| author | Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com> | 2009-07-10 19:38:00 +0000 |
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| committer | Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com> | 2009-07-10 19:38:00 +0000 |
| commit | f5a3328452884e6c954da1d26b59a3f2b035247d (patch) | |
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* gdbint.texinfo (Testsuite): Document parallel make check.
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diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo index 3351a15..b1c0452 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo @@ -7519,6 +7519,16 @@ make check RUNTESTFLAGS='@var{tests}' where @var{tests} is a list of test script file names, separated by spaces. +If you use GNU make, you can use its @option{-j} option to run the +testsuite in parallel. This can greatly reduce the amount of time it +takes for the testsuite to run. In this case, if you set +@code{RUNTESTFLAGS} then, by default, the tests will be run serially +even under @option{-j}. You can override this and force a parallel run +by setting the @code{make} variable @code{FORCE_PARALLEL} to any +non-empty value. Note that the parallel @kbd{make check} assumes +that you want to run the entire testsuite, so it is not compatible +with some dejagnu options, like @option{--directory}. + The ideal test run consists of expected passes only; however, reality conspires to keep us from this ideal. Unexpected failures indicate real problems, whether in @value{GDBN} or in the testsuite. Expected |