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diff --git a/binary_search_tool/README.testing b/binary_search_tool/README.testing new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6c81ab96 --- /dev/null +++ b/binary_search_tool/README.testing @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +This file explains how to set up and run the various kinds of bisection tests. + +The bisection tool comes with several sets of tests which you should +run after updating any of the bisection tool scripts OR after updating +the Android compiler wrapper (to make sure the wrapper will still work +correctly with bisection). + +Before you start. +---------------- + +Before you can run the tests, your PYTHONPATH environment variable +must be correct. This means that it must include both the +toolchain-utils directory and the binary_search_tool directory. The +easiest way to set it is: + +$ cd toolchain-utils +$ export PYTHONPATH=`pwd`:${PYTHONPATH} +$ cd binary_search_tool +$ export PYTHONPATH=`pwd`:${PYTHONPATH} + + +Running the unittests. +---------------------- + +To run the basic unit tests: + +$ cd toolchain-utils/binary_search_tool/test +$ ./binary_search_tool_tester.py + +Running the bisection tests, testing the compiler wrapper. +---------------------------------------------------------- + +If you want to run the bisection tests, and test the compiler wrapper +(to make sure the POPULATE_GOOD and POPULATE_BAD stages are still +working properly) you can do the following. + +If you are testing with the ANDROID COMPILER WRAPPER, you need to to some +preliminary setup: + +Set up the compiler wrapper to replace GCC: + + $ cd <android-root/prebuilts/clang/host/linux-x86/clang-368880/bin + $ cp clang gcc + $ whereis gcc + gcc: /usr/bin/gcc /usr/lib/gcc /usr/bin/X11/gcc /usr/share/man/man1/gcc.1.gz + $ cd /usr/bin + $ ls -l gcc + lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Feb 3 17:00 gcc -> gcc-4.8* + $ sudo mv gcc gcc.real + $ sudo ln -s <android-root>/prebuilts/clang/host/linux-x86/clang-3688880/bin/gcc gcc + +Move to the correct directory, then run the test script: + + $ cd toolchain-utils/binary_search_tool + $ ./run_bisect_test.py + + +If you are testing with the CHROMEOS COMPILER WRAPPER, you MUST run the +tests from INSIDE your CHROOT (but you don't need to do any special setup): + + $ cd <path-to-chromeos-root> + $ cros_sdk + $ cd ~/trunk/src/third_party/toolchain-utils + + Set up your PYTHONPATH: + + $ export PYTHONPATH=`pwd`:${PYTHONPATH} + $ cd binary_search_tool + $ export PYTHONPATH=`pwd`:${PYTHONPATH} + + Run the test script: + + $ ./run_bisect_test.py + + +Running the bisection tests, without testing the compiler wrapper. +------------------------------------------------------------------ + +$ cd toolchain-utils/binary_search_tool +$ ./full_bisect_test/run-test-nowrapper.sh |