Ed Hartnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Howdy all! > > If I have some tests, and want to run them with command line options, > how do I do it? > > For example, I have to have a shell script to run tst_parallel below, > because it needs to be called with the poe command, and some env vars > set. In other cases, I need to call test program with some command > line options. > > 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 > > This works, but is there a way to do this in the Makefile.am, and not > use a shell script?
i remember trying to push the limits of automake testing facilities awhile back, w/o much joy, but perhaps things are better now. still, since you already have a shell script you might as well (ab)use it to get the desired flexibility. indirection is one of the classic (and effective) solutions to Hard Problems everywhere; giving it up seems to be a step backwards. you could, for example, set the TESTS_ENVIRONMENT makefile variable (or parts of it) and have the shell script dispatch based on the values, or filter/pass them to the program as input/arguments. thi
