Testsuite: Munge for platform TFO nonsupport

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@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ EXPORTABLE EXIM TEST SUITE
 
 This document last updated for:
 
 
 This document last updated for:
 

-Test Suite Version: 4.67
-Date: 20 February 2007
+Test Suite Version: 4.87
+Date: 30 January 2016

 
 
 BACKGROUND
 
 
 BACKGROUND


@@ -73,12 +73,13 @@ In order to run this test suite, the following requirements must be met:
 
       Defaults:exim-build     timestamp_timeout=480,!tty_tickets
 
 
       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
-    names "userx", "usery", "userz", or a few other simple ones such as "abcd"
-    and "xyz" and single letters that are used in the tests. The test suite
-    expects the login to have a gecos name; I think it will now run if the
-    gecos field is empty but there may be anomalies.
+(3) The login under which you run the tests must have the exim group as a
+    secondary so that it has access to logs, spool files, etc.  However, it
+    should have a different primary group (eg. "users" vs. "eximgroup"). The
+    login should not be one of the names "userx", "usery", "userz", or a few
+    other simple ones such as "abcd" and "xyz" and single letters that are used
+    in the tests. The test suite expects the login to have a gecos name; I think
+    it will now run if the gecos field is empty but there may be anomalies.

     The login must not contain a dash or an equal sign. (Otherwise some tests
     about local_from_{suffix,prefix} will fail.)
 
     The login must not contain a dash or an equal sign. (Otherwise some tests
     about local_from_{suffix,prefix} will fail.)
 


@@ -120,11 +121,12 @@ In order to run this test suite, the following requirements must be met:
     configs can be placed into it.  A suitable file location is .../exim/test/trusted_configs
     with content .../exim/test/test-config [fill out the ... to make full
     paths].  This file should be owner/group matching CONFIGURE_OWNER/GROUP,
     configs can be placed into it.  A suitable file location is .../exim/test/trusted_configs
     with content .../exim/test/test-config [fill out the ... to make full
     paths].  This file should be owner/group matching CONFIGURE_OWNER/GROUP,

-    or root/root.  The config files in .../exim/test/confs/ should be owner/group the same.
-    DISABLE_D_OPTION must not be used. If ALT_CONFIG_PREFIX is used, it
+    or root/root, and it has to be accessible for the login, under which
+    you run the tests.  The config files in .../exim/test/confs/ should be
+    owner/group the same.  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:
     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
+
+     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: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:SELECTOR:SELF:SERVER:SERVERS:SREQCIP:SREQMAC:SRV:STRICT:SUB:SUBMISSION_OPTIONS:TIMEOUTDEFER:TIMES:TRUSTED:TRYCLEAR:UL:USE_SENDER:UTF8:VALUE:WMF

 
 (10) Exim must *not* be built with USE_READLINE, as the test-suite's automation
      assumes the simpler I/O model.
 
 (10) Exim must *not* be built with USE_READLINE, as the test-suite's automation
      assumes the simpler I/O model.


@@ -213,10 +215,12 @@ THE RUNTEST SCRIPT
 ------------------
 
 If you do not supply any arguments to ./runtest, it searches for an Exim
 ------------------
 
 If you do not supply any arguments to ./runtest, it searches for an Exim

-source tree at the same level as the test suite directory. It then looks for an
-Exim binary in a "build" directory of that source tree. If there are several
-Exim source trees, it chooses the latest version of Exim. Consider the
-following example:
+source tree at the same level as the test suite directory. A source tree
+is a source tree, if it contains a build-* directory.
+
+It then looks for an Exim binary in a "build" directory of that source
+tree. If there are several Exim source trees, it chooses the latest
+version of Exim. Consider the following example:

 
   $ ls -F /source/exim
   exim-4.60/  exim-4.62/  exim-testsuite-x.xx/
 
   $ ls -F /source/exim
   exim-4.60/  exim-4.62/  exim-testsuite-x.xx/


@@ -260,6 +264,21 @@ There are some options for the ./runtest script itself:
             (If it turns out that most people prefer to use diff, I'll change
             the default.)
 
             (If it turns out that most people prefer to use diff, I'll change
             the default.)
 

+  -FLAVOR <flavor>
+  -FLAVOUR <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 autodetection fails.
+            (Autodection 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
             deleted. This option prevents this. It is useful when running a
             single test, in order to look at the actual output before it is
   -KEEP     Normally, after a successful run, the test output files are
             deleted. This option prevents this. It is useful when running a
             single test, in order to look at the actual output before it is


@@ -536,6 +555,7 @@ here:
   PORT_D         is replaced by a port number for normal daemon use
   PORT_N         is replaced by a port number that should never respond
   PORT_S         is replaced by a port number for normal bin/server use
   PORT_D         is replaced by a port number for normal daemon use
   PORT_N         is replaced by a port number that should never respond
   PORT_S         is replaced by a port number for normal bin/server use

+  PORT_DYNAMIC   is replaced by a port number allocated dynamically

   TESTNUM        is replaced by the current test number
   V4NET          is replaced by an IPv4 network number for testing
   V6NET          is replaced by an IPv6 network number for testing
   TESTNUM        is replaced by the current test number
   V4NET          is replaced by an IPv4 network number for testing
   V6NET          is replaced by an IPv6 network number for testing


@@ -546,6 +566,10 @@ testing purposes, and for testing Exim with -bh. The only requirement is that
 they are networks that can never be used for an IP address of a real host. I've
 chosen two multicast networks for the moment.
 
 they are networks that can never be used for an IP address of a real host. I've
 chosen two multicast networks for the moment.
 

+PORT_DYNAMIC is allocated by hunting for a free port (starting at port
+1024) a listener can bind to. This is done by runtest, for simulating
+inetd operations.
+

 If the host has no IPv6 address, "<no IPv6 address found>" is substituted but
 that does not matter because no IPv6 tests will be run. A similar substitution
 is made if there is no IPv4 address, and again, tests that actually require a
 If the host has no IPv6 address, "<no IPv6 address found>" is substituted but
 that does not matter because no IPv6 tests will be run. A similar substitution
 is made if there is no IPv4 address, and again, tests that actually require a


@@ -827,6 +851,12 @@ terminated by four asterisks. Even if no data is required for the particular
 usage, the asterisks must be given.
 
 
 usage, the asterisks must be given.
 
 

+  background
+
+This command takes one script line and runs it in the background,
+in parallel with following commands.  For external daemons, eg. redis-server.
+
+

   catwrite <file name> [nxm[=start-of-line-text]]*
 
 This command operates like the "write" command, which is described below,
   catwrite <file name> [nxm[=start-of-line-text]]*
 
 This command operates like the "write" command, which is described below,


@@ -908,7 +938,9 @@ input, details of which are given below. A number of options are implemented:
   -d       causes the server to output debugging information
 
   -t <sec> sets a timeout (default 5) for when the server is
   -d       causes the server to output debugging information
 
   -t <sec> sets a timeout (default 5) for when the server is

-           awaiting an incoming connection
+           awaiting an incoming connection. If negative, the
+          absolute value is used and a timeout results in a
+          nonfailure exit code

 
   -noipv4  causes the server not to set up an IPv4 socket
 
 
   -noipv4  causes the server not to set up an IPv4 socket
 


@@ -998,7 +1030,7 @@ Lines in client scripts are of two kinds:
 Here is a simple example:
 
   client 127.0.0.1 PORT_D
 Here is a simple example:
 
   client 127.0.0.1 PORT_D

-  ??? 250
+  ??? 220

   EHLO xxx
   ??? 250-
   ??? 250
   EHLO xxx
   ??? 250-
   ??? 250


@@ -1144,9 +1176,6 @@ fake zone files.  These are:
                     data block. The addresses that are generated are in the
                     10.250.0.0/16 network.
 
                     data block. The addresses that are generated are in the
                     10.250.0.0/16 network.
 

-The domain names that are handled directly by Exim, without being passed to
-fakens, are:
-

   test.again.dns    This always provokes a TRY_AGAIN response, for testing the
                     handling of temporary DNS error. If the full domain name
                     starts with digits, a delay of that many seconds occurs.
   test.again.dns    This always provokes a TRY_AGAIN response, for testing the
                     handling of temporary DNS error. If the full domain name
                     starts with digits, a delay of that many seconds occurs.


@@ -1154,10 +1183,6 @@ fakens, are:
   test.fail.dns     This always provokes a NO_RECOVERY response, for testing
                     DNS server failures.
 
   test.fail.dns     This always provokes a NO_RECOVERY response, for testing
                     DNS server failures.
 

-This special handling could now be done in the fakens program, but while the
-old test suite is still being used it has to be done in Exim itself, so for the
-moment it remains there.
-

 The use of gethostbyname() and its IPv6 friends is also subverted when Exim is
 running in the test harness. The test code handles a few special names
 directly; for all the others it uses DNS lookups, which are then handled as
 The use of gethostbyname() and its IPv6 friends is also subverted when Exim is
 running in the test harness. The test code handles a few special names
 directly; for all the others it uses DNS lookups, which are then handled as