Re: autotest testsuite hangs, help!

[johnwohlbier]

On May 11, 2009 9:59am, address@hidden wrote:
> I have a testsuite hanging and for the life of me I can't figure out what  
> is going on. For some sub-libraries within my project autotest works  
> fine. For other sub-libraries it hangs. The libraries share common  
> local.at and atconfig files, etc. In fact the Makefile.am's for the  
> different sub-libraries are made by the same bootstrap script, which also  
> copies the same local.at into the different locations. So it almost feels  
> like the *source code* for the different sub-libraries is the culprit,  
> even though that sounds crazy.



> The hang looks like this:



> address@hidden test]$ make check

> make check-local

> make[1]: Entering directory  
> `/home/wohlbier/pika_relay/branches/build-branch/build/lib/pika_utilities/test'

> /usr/bin/autom4te --language=autotest  
> -I '/home/wohlbier/pika_relay/branches/build-branch/src/pika_utilities/test'  
> -o testsuite.tmp testsuite.at

> mv testsuite.tmp testsuite

> /bin/sh 'testsuite'

> ## ------------------------------------------ ##

> ## pika_utilities test suite: pika_utilities. ##

> ## ------------------------------------------ ##



> Running ./testsuite -v gives the same thing. I've shrunk the testsuite.at  
> to call only one test, and again the test is a macro that works within  
> other sublibraries!



> At this point I think I'm looking for recommendations on how to debug  
> this. I can provide any information that is needed. Thanks.



I reduced my macro down to a minimal set and I think I have some more  
information. When I use this macro
m4_define([CCS_AT_RUN],
[AT_BANNER([testing $1])
AT_SETUP([$1])
echo "this is $1"
AT_TESTED([])
AT_CLEANUP])

Invoked like this
CCS_AT_RUN([test_Comp_Cart_Part],[1 2 4])

and make check, followed by ./testsuite -v I get

address@hidden test]$ ./testsuite -v
## ------------------------------------------ ##
## pika_utilities test suite: pika_utilities. ##
## ------------------------------------------ ##

pika utilities


testing test_Comp_Cart_Part

1. testsuite.at:7: testing ...
this is test_Comp_Cart_Part
1. testsuite.at:7: ok

## ------------- ##
## Test results. ##
## ------------- ##

1 test was successful.
address@hidden test]$


However, If I add $1 to the argument of AT_TESTED, viz
m4_define([CCS_AT_RUN],
[AT_BANNER([testing $1])
AT_SETUP([$1])
echo "this is $1"
AT_TESTED([$1])
AT_CLEANUP])

and call it in the same way, I get the hang.

Does this glean any information for anyone?

Thanks.
jgw