X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/7a601efb64703a02c860c84b709079b18c7ab33d..b4a37a77271a8f6efc887d68265eb7867eff6170:/test/README diff --git a/test/README b/test/README index 485ce290d..a6bcfd897 100644 --- a/test/README +++ b/test/README @@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ the extra functionality, except for a few special cases such as the databases RUNNING THE TEST SUITE ---------------------- -(1) Download the tarball exim-testsuite-x.xx.tar.bz2 and unpack it, preferably - in a directory alongside an Exim source directory (see below). +(1) Clone the git tree for Exim. This include both the Exim source and the + testsuite. -(2) cd into the exim-testsuite-x.xx directory. +(2) cd into the test/ subdirectory (where this README lives). -(3) Run "autoconf" then "./configure" and then "make". This builds a few - auxiliary programs that are written in C. +(3) Run "./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 @@ -268,11 +268,15 @@ There are some options for the ./runtest script itself: -FLAVOUR This allows "overrides" for the test results. It's intended use is to deal with distro specific differences in the test - output. The default flavour is "foo". If during the test - run differences between the current and the expected output - are found and no flavour file exists already, you may update - the "common" expected output or you may create a flavour - file. If a flavour file already exists, any updates will go + output. The default flavour is "FOO" if autodetection fails. + (Autodetection is possible for known flavours only. Known + flavours are computed after file name extensions in stdout/* + and stderr/*.) + + If during the test run differences between the current and + the expected output are found and no flavour file exists already, + you may update the "common" expected output or you may create a + flavour file. If a flavour file already exists, any updates will go into that flavour file! -KEEP Normally, after a successful run, the test output files are @@ -294,6 +298,9 @@ There are some options for the ./runtest script itself: maintainer after making a change to the code that affects a lot of tests (for example, the wording of a message). + -SLOW For very slow hosts that appear to have Heisenbugs, delay before + comparing output files from a testcase + The options for ./runtest must be given first (but after the name of the binary, if present). Any further options, that is, items on the command line that start with a hyphen, are passed to the Exim binary when it is run as part @@ -412,7 +419,7 @@ after doing any further comparisons that may be necessary. 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: +unexpectedly not empty) is: Continue, Show, or Quit? [Q] @@ -681,7 +688,7 @@ just one command: The expected return code in this case is 1, and the data lines are passed to Exim on its standard input. Both the command line and the data lines have the -standard substitions applied to them. Thus, HOSTNAME in the example above will +standard substitutions applied to them. Thus, HOSTNAME in the example above will be replaced by the local host's name. Long commands can be continued over several lines by using \ as a continuation character. This does *not* apply to data lines. @@ -695,6 +702,11 @@ Commands with no input These commands are not followed by any input data, or by a line of asterisks. + ### This is a verbose comment + +A line starting with three hashmarks and some space copies the following text to +both stdout and stderr file being written by the test. + dbmbuild This command runs the exim_dbmbuild utility to build a DBM file. It is used @@ -774,7 +786,7 @@ found, the entire script is skipped, and a comment is output. need_largefiles This command must be at the head of a script. If the Exim binary does not -suppport large files (off_t is <= 4), the entire script is skipped, and a +support large files (off_t is <= 4), the entire script is skipped, and a comment is output. @@ -880,7 +892,7 @@ When OpenSSL is available on the host, an alternative version of the client program is compiled, one that supports TLS using OpenSSL. The additional arguments specify a certificate and key file when required for the connection. There are two additional options: -tls-on-connect, that causes the client to -initiate TLS negociation immediately on connection; -ocsp that causes the TLS +initiate TLS negotiation immediately on connection; -ocsp that causes the TLS negotiation to include a certificate-status request. The latter takes a filename argument, the CA info for verifying the stapled response. @@ -1010,18 +1022,38 @@ one-off things to be done. CLIENT SCRIPTS -------------- -Lines in client scripts are of two kinds: +Lines in client scripts are of several kinds: (1) If a line begins with three question marks and a space, the rest of the line defines the start of expected output from the server. If what is received does not match, the client bombs out with an error message. -(2) If a line starts with three plus signs followed by a space, the rest of the +(2) If a line begins with three question marks and an asterisk, the server + is expected to close the connection. + +(3) If a line begins with four question marks, the rest of the line defines + the start of one or more possible output lines from the server. When it + matches, the client silently repeats the comparison using the next server + line. When the match fails, the client silently proceeds to the next script + line with the then-current server output unconsumed. + +(4) If a line starts with three plus signs followed by a space, the rest of the line specifies a number of seconds to sleep for before proceeding. -(3) Otherwise, the line is an input line line that is sent to the server. Any +(5) If a line begins with three '>' characters and a space, the rest of the + line is input to be sent to the server. Backslash escaping is done as + described below, but no trailing "\r\n" is sent. + +(6) If a line begin with three '<' characters and a space, the rest of the + line is a filename; the content of the file is inserted intto the script + at this point. + +(7) Otherwise, the line is an input line line that is sent to the server. Any occurrences of \r and \n in the line are turned into carriage return and linefeed, respectively. This is used for testing PIPELINING. + Any sequences of \x followed by two hex digits are converted to the equivalent + byte value. Any other character following a \ is sent verbatim. + The line is sent with a trailing "\r\n". Here is a simple example: @@ -1125,7 +1157,7 @@ indicating that they are specific to that one test. A few fixed files (for example, some TLS certificates) are used by more than one test, and so their names are not of this form. -There are also some auxilary DNS zone files, which are described in the next +There are also some auxiliary DNS zone files, which are described in the next section.