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| author | Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> | 2011-12-19 13:37:34 +0000 |
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| committer | Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> | 2011-12-19 13:37:34 +0000 |
| commit | 13ac8d2c29bd346711448e3d6630d231e46fb70d (patch) | |
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gdb/doc/
* gdbint.texinfo (Testsuite): Describe KFAIL and XFAIL in Writing
tests.
gdb/testsuite/
* gdb.cp/ptype-cv-cp.exp (ptype v_volatile_const_my_int): Replace KFAIL
by XFAIL.
* gdb.cp/static-method.exp (info addr A::func())
(list static-method.cc:xxx::(anonymous namespace)::A::func)
(list 'static-method.cc:xxx::(anonymous namespace)::A::func')
(list 'static-method.cc':'xxx::(anonymous namespace)::A::func')
(list static-method.cc:'xxx::(anonymous namespace)::A::func'): Likewise.
* gdb.cp/temargs.exp (test value of F in k2_m, test type of F in k3_m)
(test value of F in k3_m): Likewise.
* gdb.python/py-type.exp (python print ttype.template_argument(2)):
Likewise.
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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 8451302..0632d09 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2011-12-19 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> + + * gdbint.texinfo (Testsuite): Describe KFAIL and XFAIL in Writing + tests. + 2011-12-16 Doug Evans <dje@google.com> * gdb.texinfo (Server): Document -/stdio argument to gdbserver. diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo index 20791b4..cd4d492 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo @@ -7846,6 +7846,45 @@ instance, some @value{GDBN} bugs involving the display of source lines would never manifest themselves if the programs used GNU coding style uniformly. +Some testcase results need more detailed explanation: + +@table @code +@item KFAIL +Known problem of @value{GDBN} itself. You must specify the @value{GDBN} bug +report number like in these sample tests: +@smallexample +kfail "gdb/13392" "continue to marker 2" +@end smallexample +or +@smallexample +setup_kfail gdb/13392 "*-*-*" +kfail "continue to marker 2" +@end smallexample + +@item XFAIL +Known problem of environment. This typically includes @value{NGCC} but it +includes also many other system components which cannot be fixed in the +@value{GDBN} project. Sample test with sanity check not knowing the specific +cause of the problem: +@smallexample +# On x86_64 it is commonly about 4MB. +if @{$stub_size > 25000000@} @{ + xfail "stub size $stub_size is too large" + return +@} +@end smallexample + +You should provide bug report number for the failing component of the +environment, if such bug report is available: +@smallexample +if @{[test_compiler_info @{gcc-[0-3]-*@}] + || [test_compiler_info @{gcc-4-[0-5]-*@}]@} @{ + setup_xfail "gcc/46955" *-*-* +@} +gdb_test "python print ttype.template_argument(2)" "&C::c" +@end smallexample +@end table + @node Hints @chapter Hints |