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| author | John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com> | 2023-05-10 23:54:27 -0400 |
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| committer | Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> | 2023-05-18 08:53:51 +0200 |
| commit | 9c6692db550f739a84fe4b677428df09d9fafdc3 (patch) | |
| tree | 1af3f0dfd3f396b2c8977617160d8ad4d355d561 /docs/devel/testing.rst | |
| parent | aab95127565cea74672c291566c7bcaec601e756 (diff) | |
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tests: Use configure-provided pyvenv for tests
This patch changes how the avocado tests are provided, ever so
slightly. Instead of creating a new testing venv, use the
configure-provided 'pyvenv' instead, and install optional packages into
that.
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20230511035435.734312-20-jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/devel/testing.rst')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/devel/testing.rst | 14 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/docs/devel/testing.rst b/docs/devel/testing.rst index 203facb..2cafec4 100644 --- a/docs/devel/testing.rst +++ b/docs/devel/testing.rst @@ -888,9 +888,9 @@ You can run the avocado tests simply by executing: make check-avocado -This involves the automatic creation of Python virtual environment -within the build tree (at ``tests/venv``) which will have all the -right dependencies, and will save tests results also within the +This involves the automatic installation, from PyPI, of all the +necessary avocado-framework dependencies into the QEMU venv within the +build tree (at ``./pyvenv``). Test results are also saved within the build tree (at ``tests/results``). Note: the build environment must be using a Python 3 stack, and have @@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ may be invoked by running: .. code:: - tests/venv/bin/avocado run $OPTION1 $OPTION2 tests/avocado/ + pyvenv/bin/avocado run $OPTION1 $OPTION2 tests/avocado/ Note that if ``make check-avocado`` was not executed before, it is possible to create the Python virtual environment with the dependencies @@ -962,20 +962,20 @@ a test file. To run tests from a single file within the build tree, use: .. code:: - tests/venv/bin/avocado run tests/avocado/$TESTFILE + pyvenv/bin/avocado run tests/avocado/$TESTFILE To run a single test within a test file, use: .. code:: - tests/venv/bin/avocado run tests/avocado/$TESTFILE:$TESTCLASS.$TESTNAME + pyvenv/bin/avocado run tests/avocado/$TESTFILE:$TESTCLASS.$TESTNAME Valid test names are visible in the output from any previous execution of Avocado or ``make check-avocado``, and can also be queried using: .. code:: - tests/venv/bin/avocado list tests/avocado + pyvenv/bin/avocado list tests/avocado Manual Installation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |