Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/5] consolidate testing apps to app dir

[Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>]

26/02/2019 13:18, Bruce Richardson:
> The apps for testing are split between the "test" and "app" directories,
> with a not-very-clear distinction between the two (at least to my mind).
> 
> Given how the apps are being built, the easiest path to having
> cmdline_test, test-acl and test-pipeline build using meson is to
> consolidate all these apps back into the app folder and use the logic
> there. The bpf folder doesn't contain an actual application, but
> rather example bpf code which can be loaded into testpmd. That is
> possibly best moved to the examples folder, but I'm open to feedback
> on the best place for it.
> 
> With these changes, the "test" folder then becomes the location for
> unit tests only. However, we can simplify things a little by moving
> that too to the app folder, eliminating the need for the separate
> "test-build" make target, and aligning the output folder for the
> binary from "make test-build" with the source file location in app.
> 
> ---
> V3: * Renamed the cmdline_test subdirectory to test-cmdline as part of the
>       move.
> V2: * Following some discussion with Thomas, moved the autotests to the
>       app folder too.
>     * Updated maintainers file appropriately in each patch.

Applied, thanks