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Re: [PATCH 2/2] Support Out-Of-Tree Valgrind Tests

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DGDavid A. Greene <dag@cray.com>
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Mar 6, 2012, 22:54 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
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>>> Could it be that the reason for the breakage is because you are
>>> setting TEST_DIRECTORY to the directory that contains out-of-tree
>>> tests, instead of $GIT_BUILD_DIR/t/ directory?
>>
>> Well, yes.  I thought that's what out-of-tree tests are supposed to do.
>> They don't live in $GIT_BUILD_DIR/t/ after all.
>>
>> Perhaps I've misunderstood how the test system is supposed to work.  A
>> table as you described in README would be most helpful.  I thought
>> TEST_DIRECTORY is supposed to point to where the tests to run are
>> located.
>>
>>> Shouldn't TEST_DIRECTORY merely a short-hand for GIT_BUILD_DIR/t?
>>> What do you find relative to $TEST_DIRECTORY that cannot be found
>>> relative to GIT_BUILD_DIR/t?
>>
>> If that's what TEST_DIRECTORY is supposed to be, always, then it should
>> be stated in the comments and README.  I had no idea this was an
>> invariant.
>>
>> Thanks for clarifying!
>
> Not so fast. The questions in the message you are responding to were
> not rhetorical.

Ah, ok. I don't think I have the proper guru status to answer them. :) Regardless, it seems we need some documentation on what each of these variables is.

                           -Dave
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  4. David A. GreeneMar 5, 2012
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