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-*- outline -*-
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2001-01-23 20:53:52 +08:00
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This file lists the bugs you must be aware of. Be sure to check this
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2008-03-21 04:14:44 +08:00
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file before using Autoconf, and especially git versions of Autoconf.
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2020-01-02 03:45:50 +08:00
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Copyright (C) 2000-2002, 2006-2017, 2020 Free Software
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Foundation, Inc.
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* AUTHORS, BUGS, ChangeLog, ChangeLog.0, ChangeLog.1,
ChangeLog.2, GNUmakefile, Makefile.maint, NEWS, README,
README-alpha, TODO, configure.ac, lib/autoconf/Makefile.am,
m4/atconfig.m4, m4/init.m4, m4/m4.m4, m4/missing.m4,
m4/sanity.m4, tests/README, tests/aclocal.m4,
tests/atspecific.m4, tests/base.at, tests/compile.at,
tests/foreign.at, tests/m4sh.at, tests/m4sugar.at,
tests/semantics.at, tests/suite.at, tests/tools.at,
tests/torture.at: Add copyright notice.
* tests/mktests.sh: Update year in copyright notice.
2001-08-12 21:05:11 +08:00
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2009-05-04 23:41:41 +08:00
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Copying and distribution of this file, with or without
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modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided
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the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. This file is
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offered as-is, without warranty of any kind.
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* AUTHORS, BUGS, ChangeLog, ChangeLog.0, ChangeLog.1,
ChangeLog.2, GNUmakefile, Makefile.maint, NEWS, README,
README-alpha, TODO, configure.ac, lib/autoconf/Makefile.am,
m4/atconfig.m4, m4/init.m4, m4/m4.m4, m4/missing.m4,
m4/sanity.m4, tests/README, tests/aclocal.m4,
tests/atspecific.m4, tests/base.at, tests/compile.at,
tests/foreign.at, tests/m4sh.at, tests/m4sugar.at,
tests/semantics.at, tests/suite.at, tests/tools.at,
tests/torture.at: Add copyright notice.
* tests/mktests.sh: Update year in copyright notice.
2001-08-12 21:05:11 +08:00
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2001-01-24 21:49:39 +08:00
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Autoconf must not be used in production if there are ``Serious'' bugs,
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and use with caution an Autoconf with ``Important bugs''.
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2000-11-14 21:25:35 +08:00
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* Status
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2008-10-29 23:27:11 +08:00
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/*------------------------------------.
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| New features need further testing. |
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`------------------------------------*/
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2002-09-26 14:16:44 +08:00
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For now, skip parallel tests under less-tested shells.
* tests/autotest.at (AT_CHECK_AT): Add pre-test argument.
(Tested programs, Startup error messages, AT_CHECK_AT_TITLE)
(Fallacy, Skip, errexit, Long test source lines)
(Debugging a successful test, Debugging script and environment)
(Debugging a failed test, Using atlocal)
(Choosing where testsuite is run): Adjust callers.
(AT_SKIP_PARALLEL_TESTS): New macro, to skip parallel tests except
under zsh, bash, or when TEST_PARALLEL_AUTOTEST is defined. Makes
it easier to avoid testsuite hangs for users with dash or other
less-tested shell.
(parallel test execution, parallel truth, parallel fallacy)
(parallel skip, parallel errexit)
(parallel autotest and signal handling): Use it.
* BUGS: Mention this.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
2009-03-30 22:11:09 +08:00
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* Autotest parallel testsuite support is still a work in progress.
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There are known issues in job handling under dash and some ksh
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variants, where a parallel testsuite can hang or cause a 100%
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processor load. In the current release, the overall autoconf
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testsuite only exercises parallel autotest under bash and zsh, or if
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you have defined TEST_PARALLEL_AUTOTEST in the environment.
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Meanwhile, Cygwin has known problems with named fifos that cause
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failures when attempting parallel tests in an autotest suite. It is
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possible that other difficulties will be encountered, whether with
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shell or platform limitations; help is appreciated in improving
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parallel testsuite support.
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