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Re: parallel autotest [2/3]: Implement 'testsuite --jobs'.
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Ralf Wildenhues |
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Re: parallel autotest [2/3]: Implement 'testsuite --jobs'. |
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Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:29:44 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) |
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* Ralf Wildenhues wrote on Mon, May 26, 2008 at 07:50:50AM CEST:
> There may be systems that support mknod but not mkfifo. Not sure
> whether it's useful to support them.
> Implement parallel Autotest test execution: testsuite --jobs.
> * lib/autotest/general.m4 (AT_JOB_FIFO_FD): New macro.
> (AT_INIT): <at_jobs>: New variable.
> Accept -j, -jN, --jobs[=N], document them in --help output.
> Implement parallel driver loop using a FIFO, enabled with --jobs
> and if mkfifo works; otherwise, fall back to sequential loop.
> (AT_SETUP): Store, do not output summary progress line if
> parallel.
> * tests/autotest.at (parallel test execution, parallel truth)
> (parallel fallacy, parallel skip): New tests.
> * doc/autoconf.texi (testsuite Invocation): Document -j, --jobs,
> the mkfifo requirement, and that --errexit may cause concurrent
> jobs to finish.
> * NEWS: Update.
- Re: parallel autotest [2/3]: Implement 'testsuite --jobs'.,
Ralf Wildenhues <=