Docs for "G" modifier on numbers in ${if comparisons.

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@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-$Cambridge: exim/test/README,v 1.7 2007/01/31 16:52:12 ph10 Exp $
-

 EXPORTABLE EXIM TEST SUITE
 --------------------------
 
 This document last updated for:
 
 Test Suite Version: 4.67
 EXPORTABLE EXIM TEST SUITE
 --------------------------
 
 This document last updated for:
 
 Test Suite Version: 4.67

-Date: 31 January 2007
+Date: 20 February 2007

 
 
 BACKGROUND
 
 
 BACKGROUND


@@ -65,8 +63,15 @@ In order to run this test suite, the following requirements must be met:
       Defaults timestamp_timeout=480
 
     in /etc/sudoers, a password lasts for 8 hours (a working day). It is
       Defaults timestamp_timeout=480
 
     in /etc/sudoers, a password lasts for 8 hours (a working day). It is

-    probably not a good idea to run the tests as the Exim user, as this is
-    recognized as special by Exim.
+    not permitted to run the tests as the Exim user because the test suite
+    tracks the two users independently.  Using the same user would result
+    in false positives on some tests.
+
+    Further, some tests invoke sudo in an environment where there might not be
+    a TTY, so tickets should be global, not per-TTY.  Taking this all together
+    and assuming a user of "exim-build", you might have this in sudoers:
+
+      Defaults:exim-build     timestamp_timeout=480,!tty_tickets

 
 (3) The login under which you run the tests must be in the exim group so that
     it has access to logs, spool files, etc. The login should not be one of the
 
 (3) The login under which you run the tests must be in the exim group so that
     it has access to logs, spool files, etc. The login should not be one of the


@@ -76,7 +81,8 @@ In order to run this test suite, the following requirements must be met:
     gecos field is empty but there may be anomalies.
 
 (4) The directory into which you unpack the test suite must be accessible by
     gecos field is empty but there may be anomalies.
 
 (4) The directory into which you unpack the test suite must be accessible by

-    the Exim user, so that code running as exim can access the files therein. A
+    the Exim user, so that code running as exim can access the files therein.
+    This includes search-access on all path elements leading to it. A

     world-readable directory is fine. However, there may be problems if the
     path name of the directory is excessively long. This is because it
     sometimes appears in log lines or debug output, and if it is truncated, it
     world-readable directory is fine. However, there may be problems if the
     path name of the directory is excessively long. This is because it
     sometimes appears in log lines or debug output, and if it is truncated, it


@@ -107,6 +113,18 @@ In order to run this test suite, the following requirements must be met:
     interface; when one is not found, some tests are skipped (with a warning
     message).
 
     interface; when one is not found, some tests are skipped (with a warning
     message).
 

+(9) Exim must be built with TRUSTED_CONFIG_LIST support, so that the test
+    configs can be placed into it.  A suitable file location is .../exim/test/trusted_configs
+    DISABLE_D_OPTION must not be used. If ALT_CONFIG_PREFIX is used, it
+    must contain the directory of the test-suite.  WHITELIST_D_MACROS should contain:
+    
+     DIR:EXIM_PATH:AA:ACL:ACLRCPT:ACL_MAIL:ACL_PREDATA:ACL_RCPT:AFFIX:ALLOW:ARG1:ARG2:AUTHF:AUTHS:AUTH_ID_DOMAIN:BAD:BANNER:BB:BR:BRB:CERT:COM:COMMAND_USER:CONNECTCOND:CONTROL:CREQCIP:CREQMAC:CRL:CSS:D6:DATA:DCF:DDF:DEFAULTDWC:DELAY:DETAILS:DRATELIMIT:DYNAMIC_OPTION:ELI:ERROR_DETAILS:ERT:FAKE:FALLBACK:FILTER:FILTER_PREPEND_HOME:FORBID:FORBID_SMTP_CODE:FUSER:HAI:HAP:HARDLIMIT:HEADER_LINE_MAXSIZE:HEADER_MAXSIZE:HELO_MSG:HL:HOSTS:HOSTS_AVOID_TLS:HOSTS_MAX_TRY:HVH:IFACE:IGNORE_QUOTA:INC:INSERT:IP1:IP2:LAST:LDAPSERVERS:LENCHECK:LIMIT:LIST:LOG_SELECTOR:LS:MAXNM:MESSAGE_LOGS:MSIZE:NOTDAEMON:ONCE:ONLY:OPT:OPTION:ORDER:PAH:PEX:PORT:PTBC:QDG:QOLL:QUOTA:QUOTA_FILECOUNT:QWM:RCPT_MSG:REMEMBER:REQUIRE:RETRY:RETRY1:RETRY2:RETURN:RETURN_ERROR_DETAILS:REWRITE:ROUTE_DATA:RRATELIMIT:RT:S:SELECTOR:SELF:SERVER:SERVERS:SREQCIP:SREQMAC:SRV:STD:STRICT:SUB:SUBMISSION_OPTIONS:TIMEOUTDEFER:TIMES:TRUSTED:TRYCLEAR:UL:USE_SENDER:UTF8:VALUE:WMF:X:Y
+
+(10) Exim must *not* be built with USE_READLINE, as the test-suite's automation
+     assumes the simpler I/O model.
+     Exim must *not* be built with HEADERS_CHARSET set to UTF-8.
+
+

 
 OPTIONAL EXTRAS
 ---------------
 
 OPTIONAL EXTRAS
 ---------------


@@ -125,12 +143,15 @@ RUNNING THE TEST SUITE
 
 (2) cd into the exim-testsuite-x.xx directory.
 
 
 (2) cd into the exim-testsuite-x.xx directory.
 

-(3) Run "./configure" and then "make". This builds a few auxiliary programs
-    that are written in C.
+(3) Run "autoconf" then "./configure" and then "make". This builds a few
+    auxiliary programs that are written in C.
+
+(4) echo $PWD/test-config >> your_TRUSTED_CONFIG_LIST_filename
+    Typically that is .../exim/test/trusted_configs

 
 

-(4) Run "./runtest" (a Perl script) as described below.
+(5) Run "./runtest" (a Perl script) as described below.

 
 

-(5) If you want to see what tests are available, run "./listtests".
+(6) If you want to see what tests are available, run "./listtests".

 
 
 BREAKING OUT OF THE TEST SCRIPT
 
 
 BREAKING OUT OF THE TEST SCRIPT


@@ -342,7 +363,7 @@ default, the output is from the "cf" program, and might look like this:
   1 difference found.
   "test-stdout-munged" contains 16 lines; "stdout/1300" contains 18 lines.
 
   1 difference found.
   "test-stdout-munged" contains 16 lines; "stdout/1300" contains 18 lines.
 

-  Continue, Update & retry, Quit? [Q]
+  Continue, Retry, Update & retry, Quit? [Q]

 
 This example was generated by running the test with a version of Exim
 that had a bug in the exim_dbmbuild utility (the bug was fixed at release
 
 This example was generated by running the test with a version of Exim
 that had a bug in the exim_dbmbuild utility (the bug was fixed at release


@@ -351,7 +372,7 @@ used. In this case, the standard output differed from what was expected.
 
 The reply to the prompt must either be empty, in which case it takes the
 default that is given in brackets (in this case Q), or a single letter, in
 
 The reply to the prompt must either be empty, in which case it takes the
 default that is given in brackets (in this case Q), or a single letter, in

-upper or lower case (in this case, one of C, U, or Q). If you type anything
+upper or lower case (in this case, one of C, R, U, or Q). If you type anything

 else, the prompt is repeated.
 
 "Continue" carries on as if the files had matched; that is, it ignores the
 else, the prompt is repeated.
 
 "Continue" carries on as if the files had matched; that is, it ignores the


@@ -361,6 +382,8 @@ moving on to the next test.
 "Update & retry" copies the new file to the saved file, and reruns the test
 after doing any further comparisons that may be necessary.
 
 "Update & retry" copies the new file to the saved file, and reruns the test
 after doing any further comparisons that may be necessary.
 

+"Retry" does the same apart from the file copy.
+

 Other circumstances give rise to other prompts. If a test generates output for
 which there is no saved data, the prompt (after a message stating which file is
 unexpectely not empty) is:
 Other circumstances give rise to other prompts. If a test generates output for
 which there is no saved data, the prompt (after a message stating which file is
 unexpectely not empty) is:


@@ -398,6 +421,33 @@ OTHER ISSUES
 
 . Test 0142 tests open file descriptors; on some hosts the output may vary.
 
 
 . Test 0142 tests open file descriptors; on some hosts the output may vary.
 

+. Some tests may fail, for example 0022, because it says it uses cached data
+  when the expected output thinks it should not be in cache.  Item #5 in the
+  Requirements section has:
+    "Exim must be built with its user and group specified at build time"
+  This means that you cannot use the "ref:username" in your Local/Makefile
+  when building the exim binary, in any of the following fields:
+    EXIM_USER  EXIM_GROUP  CONFIGURE_OWNER  CONFIGURE_GROUP
+
+. If the runtest script warns that the hostname is not a Fully Qualified
+  Domain Name (FQDN), expect that some tests will fail, for example 0036,
+  with an extra log line saying the hostname doesn't resolve.  You must use a
+  FQDN for the hostname for proper test functionality.
+
+. If your hostname has an uppercase characters in it, expect that some tests
+  will fail, for example, 0036, because some log lines will have the hostname
+  in all lowercase.  The regex which extracts the hostname from the log lines
+  will not match the lowercased version.
+
+. Some tests may fail, for example 0015, with a cryptic error message:
+    Server return code 99
+  Due to security concerns, some specific files MUST have the group write bit
+  off.  For the purposes of the test suite, some test/aux-fixed/* files MUST
+  have the group write bit off, so it's easier to just remove the group write
+  bit for all of them.  If your umask is set to 002, the group write bit will
+  be on by default and you'll see this problem, so make sure your umask is
+  022 and re-checkout the test/ subdirectory.
+

 
 OTHER SCRIPTS AND PROGRAMS
 --------------------------
 
 OTHER SCRIPTS AND PROGRAMS
 --------------------------


@@ -765,9 +815,12 @@ as well as to the named file.
 
 This command runs the auxiliary "client" program that simulates an SMTP client.
 It is controlled by a script read from its standard input, details of which are
 
 This command runs the auxiliary "client" program that simulates an SMTP client.
 It is controlled by a script read from its standard input, details of which are

-given below. The only option is -t, which must be followed by a number, to
-specify the command timeout in seconds. The program connects to the given IP
-address and port, using the specified interface, if one is given.
+given below. There are two options. One is -t, which must be followed directly
+by a number, to specify the command timeout in seconds (e.g. -t5). The default
+timeout is 1 second. The other option is -tls-on-connect, which causes the
+client to try to start up a TLS session as soon as it has connected, without
+using the STARTTLS command. The client program connects to the given IP address
+and port, using the specified interface, if one is given.

 
 
   client-ssl [<options>] <ip address> <port> [<outgoing interface>] \
 
 
   client-ssl [<options>] <ip address> <port> [<outgoing interface>] \