On Aug 22 2015, Nikolaus Rath <nikol...@rath.org> wrote: > Hello, > > I have the following in debian/rules: > > export PYBUILD_TEST_PYTEST=1 > export PYBUILD_TEST_ARGS="--installed {dir}/test/" > > In unstable, this gives the following result: > > make[1]: Leaving directory '/«BUILDDIR»/python-llfuse-0.41.1+dfsg' > dh_auto_test -O--buildsystem=pybuild > pybuild --test --test-pytest -i python{version} -p 2.7 --dir . > I: pybuild base:170: cd > /«BUILDDIR»/python-llfuse-0.41.1+dfsg/.pybuild/pythonX.Y_2.7/build; python2.7 > -m pytest "--installed /«BUILDDIR»/python-llfuse-0.41.1+dfsg/test/" > ============================= test session starts > ============================== > platform linux2 -- Python 2.7.10 -- py-1.4.30 -- pytest-2.7.2 > rootdir: /«BUILDDIR»/python-llfuse-0.41.1+dfsg, inifile: > ERROR: file not found: --installed /«BUILDDIR»/python-llfuse-0.41.1+dfsg/test/ > > In other words, the two arguments are passed as one. > > How can I pass them separately?
Turns out I fell victim to the idiosyncratic Makefile syntax. In the Makefile, variable values with spaces don't need to be quoted, so the following works: export PYBUILD_TEST_ARGS=--installed "{dir}/test/" Best, -Nikolaus -- GPG encrypted emails preferred. Key id: 0xD113FCAC3C4E599F Fingerprint: ED31 791B 2C5C 1613 AF38 8B8A D113 FCAC 3C4E 599F »Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a Banana.«