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NAME

6       runtest - the DejaGnu test driver program
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SYNOPSIS

9       runtest [ options ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       DejaGnu  is  a  framework  for  running test suites on GNU tools. It is
13       written in expect, which uses Tcl (Tool command language).  runtest  is
14       the test driver program; use it to control what tests to run, and vari‐
15       ations on how to run them.
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17       You can find a comprehensive description of DejaGnu and runtest in  The
18       DejaGnu Testing Framework.
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OPTIONS

21       --all  Print  all  test  output  to screen. By default, only unexpected
22              results are displayed.
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24       --baud rate
25              Set the baud rate for a  serial  line  connection.  Some  serial
26              interface  programs  (like tip) don't use this value but instead
27              use a separate initialization file.
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29       --connect type
30              The type of connection to use.  The choices are rlogin,  telnet,
31              rsh, kermit, tip and mondfe.
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33       --debug
34              Turn  on  expect internal debugging output. All output is logged
35              to a file called dbg.out.  The output of the --strace also  goes
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38       --help Prints out a help screen and then exits.
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40       --host type
41              The configuration string for the host.
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43       --ignore test1.exp test2.exp ...
44              Do not run the specified tests.
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46       --mail ´name1 name2 ...´
47              Electronic mail addresses to receive test results.
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49       --name hostname
50              The network hostname of the target board.
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53              path is a directory containing compiled test code.
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56              The name of a directory for test log output.
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59              Reboot the target board when runtest initializes (if supported).
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62              path is a directory containing test directories.
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65              Turns on expect internal tracing to N levels deep.
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68              The configuration string for the target.
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70       --tool toolname
71              Specify the tool to be tested.  toolname controls the test suite
72              applied, and the associated initialization module.
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75              Turns on more debugging output from test cases and DejaGnu util‐
76              ity code.  Use more than once to increase output further.
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78       --version, -V
79              Prints out the versions of DejaGnu, expect and Tcl.
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81       -D[number]
82              Activate  the Tcl debugger.number can be either 1 or 0. If it is
83              1, then the expect shell will break when it starts to  run.  All
84              ^C's  drop  DejaGnu  back  to  the  debugger  prompt. A 0 starts
85              DejaGnu like normal, but a ^C drops to the debugger prompt.
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87       Any file name on the command line is assumed to be a subset
88       of the test names to run.  Usually these are the names  of  the  expect
89       test driver, ie... special.exp.
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91       Makefile  style  variables  are  used  to  specify tool names and their
92       flags; these and other configuration dependent values are saved in  the
93       file site.exp, created during configuration.
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EXIT CODES

96       runtest  sets the exit code to 1 if any of the tests failed, or sets it
97       to 0 if all the tests passed.
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SEE ALSO

100       The DejaGnu Testing Framework.  This is the DejaGnu manual; its  source
101       is the SGML files doc/*.sgml.  in the DejaGnu distribution.
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AUTHOR

104       Rob Savoye (rob@welcomehome.org)
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