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The test suites, especially tests/run-make
and tests/run-make-fulldeps
.
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It'd be nice for people to be able to reliably run test suites without necessarily having to rely on Docker environments, or at least know what external dependencies are assumed to be available (and what version/flavor as well) by the test suites. This is also relevant for people trying to work on or maintain new targets if they want to run the test suites. Example dependencies (non-exhaustive, have not fully surveyed):
- Utilities: e.g.
nm
,grep
. - C/C++ compilers, e.g. what
cc
points to is a massive pain. - Python: again, which python version is also a massive pain.
- Make and makefiles: we're trying to escape from this
- Shell:
bash
? or what do the various bash scripts assume?
For example, the run-make
test suite has a bunch of assumed external dependencies (like nm
) which are not documented AFAICT.
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Area: The compiletest test runnerArea: Documentation for any part of the project, including the compiler, standard library, and toolsArea: The testsuite used to check the correctness of rustcCategory: PRs that clean code up or issues documenting cleanup.Call for participation: Help is requested to fix this issue.Relevant to the compiler team, which will review and decide on the PR/issue.