Re: Re: autotest testsuite hangs, help!

[johnwohlbier]

On May 11, 2009 10:26am, address@hidden wrote:
> 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?

And finally, the reason the macro was "working" in the other libraries is  
that those tests were passing. In the case where I was seeing the testsuite  
hang, it was b/c the tests were failing and exiting with exit(1). In fact,  
then, the hang was due to my source code being incorrect.

Does this indicate an improperly designed macro? Should AT_TESTED([$1])  
only be called for tests that pass, or at least terminate in a prescribed  
manner?

jgw