seeking primer on adding testsuite entries ...

Jeffrey A Law law@cygnus.com
Sat Oct 31 16:39:00 GMT 1998


  In message < 199810311548.KAA01250@caip.rutgers.edu >you write:
  > 	I'd like to create some testsuite entries for gcc warnings,
  > (i.e, testing if the warnings DTRT.)
  > 
  > 	Would someone please let me know which docs are most appropriate
  > to read on how to put this together? Eg, things like how to pass special
  > flags to tests and how to specify expected output.  Or just point out
  > examples from the existing testsuite.  (I'm willing to RTFM, I just
  > don't know which FM to read.)
  > 
  > 	Also where should tests I create go? Should I create a new
  > directory?
For the gcc testsuite you'll want to use the "dg" framework.  Examples
can be found in gcc.dg

lib/gcc-dg.exp and dg.exp in the dejagnu dist should have information on using
the dg framework.

jeff



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