Eduardo Habkost <ehabk...@redhat.com> writes: > On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 11:19:56AM -0400, Cleber Rosa wrote: >> The acceptance (aka functional, aka Avocado-based) tests are >> Python files located in "tests/acceptance" that need to be run >> with the Avocado libs and test runner. >> >> Let's provide a convenient way for QEMU developers to run them, >> by making use of the tests-venv with the required setup. >> >> Also, while the Avocado test runner will take care of creating a >> location to save test results to, it was understood that it's better >> if the results are kept within the build tree. >> >> Signed-off-by: Cleber Rosa <cr...@redhat.com> >> --- [...] >> diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include >> index 9bb90a83d4..8cef694954 100644 >> --- a/tests/Makefile.include >> +++ b/tests/Makefile.include >> @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ check-help: >> @echo " $(MAKE) check-qapi-schema Run QAPI schema tests" >> @echo " $(MAKE) check-block Run block tests" >> @echo " $(MAKE) check-tcg Run TCG tests" >> + @echo " $(MAKE) check-acceptance Run all acceptance (functional) >> tests" >> @echo " $(MAKE) check-report.html Generates an HTML test report" >> @echo " $(MAKE) check-venv Creates a Python venv for tests" >> @echo " $(MAKE) check-clean Clean the tests" >> @@ -1002,10 +1003,11 @@ check-decodetree: >> >> # Python venv for running tests >> >> -.PHONY: check-venv >> +.PHONY: check-venv check-acceptance >> >> TESTS_VENV_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/tests/venv >> TESTS_VENV_REQ=$(BUILD_DIR)/tests/venv-requirements.txt >> +TESTS_RESULTS_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/tests/results >> >> $(TESTS_VENV_DIR): >> $(call quiet-command, \ >> @@ -1015,8 +1017,19 @@ $(TESTS_VENV_DIR): >> $(TESTS_VENV_DIR)/bin/pip -q install -r $(TESTS_VENV_REQ), \ >> PIP, $(TESTS_VENV_REQ)) >> >> +$(TESTS_RESULTS_DIR): >> + $(call quiet-command, mkdir -p $@, \ >> + MKDIR, $@) >> + >> check-venv: $(TESTS_VENV_DIR) >> >> +check-acceptance: check-venv $(TESTS_RESULTS_DIR) >> + $(call quiet-command, \ >> + $(TESTS_VENV_DIR)/bin/avocado \ >> + --show=none run --job-results-dir=$(TESTS_RESULTS_DIR) >> --failfast=on \ >> + $(SRC_PATH)/tests/acceptance, \ >> + "AVOCADO", "tests/acceptance") > > I think we should provide something easy to use for people who > already have the right Avocado version installed in their system > and want to avoid re-downloading Avocado every time. > > We already have plans to do this automatically/transparently in > the future, but maybe while we don't have something automatic we > could have two separate rules. e.g.: > > AVOCADO = avocado > > check-acceptance: $(TESTS_RESULTS_DIR) > $(call quiet-command, \ > $(AVOCADO) \ > --show=none run --job-results-dir=$(TESTS_RESULTS_DIR) > --failfast=on \ > $(SRC_PATH)/tests/acceptance, \ > "AVOCADO", "tests/acceptance") > > check-acceptance-venv: check-venv > $(MAKE) check-acceptance AVOCADO=$(TESTS_VENV_DIR)/bin/avocado
Recursion just to override a variable feels like overkill. Have you considered target-specific variable values? https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Target_002dspecific.html#Target_002dspecific [...]