Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/4] devtools: add autotest app to build script

[Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>]

On 3/30/2017 9:42 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> For info, Ferruh did a similar patch:
> 	http://dpdk.org/patch/22443
> Ferruh, OK to keep Bruce one?

Sure, go for it, they both do same thing.

> 
> 2017-03-30 16:33, Bruce Richardson:
>> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 04:36:11PM +0200, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
>>> 2017-03-29 17:38, Bruce Richardson:
>>>> Since the test app is no longer being build by default as part of a build,
>>>> we need to update the testbuild script to take account of this.
>>> [...]
>>>> --- a/devtools/test-build.sh
>>>> +++ b/devtools/test-build.sh
>>>> @@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ for conf in $configs ; do
>>>>  	echo "================== Build $dir"
>>>>  	make -j$J EXTRA_CFLAGS="$maxerr $DPDK_DEP_CFLAGS" \
>>>>  		EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$DPDK_DEP_LDFLAGS" $verbose O=$dir
>>>> +	echo "================== Build tests for $dir"
>>>> +	make test-build -j$J EXTRA_CFLAGS="$maxerr $DPDK_DEP_CFLAGS" \
>>>> +		EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$DPDK_DEP_LDFLAGS" $verbose O=$dir
>>>>  	! $short || break
>>>>  	echo "================== Build examples for $dir"
>>>>  	export RTE_SDK=$(pwd)
>>>
>>> It should be added after the "short break".
>>>
>> You have no idea how many times in preparing the patchset I moved the
>> addition above the break, and then back below it, and above it again!
>> You pick what you think is best. :-)
>>
>>> The test-build target rebuild all.
>> It rebuilds the libs, but not the apps, which is why we can't just
>> use test-build target, or we will skip testpmd.
>>
>>> I think it should be standard apps like the examples
>>> and not re-link the libs before building.
>>> The other way is to merge it with the above command (default build).
>>
>> I tried merging the two into a single command, i.e. "make all
>> test-build" but that failed with parallel builds because the two jobs
>> try and build some things at the same time and interfere with each
>> other. [The kernel drivers seemed to be the main problem]
>>
>> /Bruce
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