Re: how to run a test file with command line options...

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Harald Dunkel wrote on Mon, Jun 20, 2005 at 10:11:05AM CEST:
> Ed Hartnett wrote:
> > 
> > check_PROGRAMS = tst_parallel
> > TESTS = run_par_test.sh
> > 
> > Where run_par_test.sh is:
> > 
> > MP_TASKS_PER_NODE=4 MP_PROCS=4 poe ./tst_parallel
> 
> Since Automake is based on Perl it should be pretty easy to do
> some cgi-style replacement, e.g.
> 
> TESTS = MP_TASKS_PER_NODE=4%20MP_PROCS=4%20poe%20./tst_parallel
> 
> Pretty ugly and error-prone, of course, but it would be more or
> less backward compatible, and better than nothing.

Ouch.  If you admit to the hack of using environment variables, then do
this:

  env MP_TASKS_PER_NODE=4 MP_PROCS=4 make -e check

Report make/Makefile.am combinations where this fails.

Regards,
Ralf