Re: [PATCH v2 3/8] Add self-test framework to gdb

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu dot org>]

> From: Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
> Cc: Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
> Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 14:34:34 -0600
> 
> I wanted to unit test the Rust lexer, so I added a simple unit testing
> command to gdb.
> 
> The intent is that self tests will only be compiled into gdb in
> development mode.  In release mode they simply won't exist.  So, this
> exposes $development to C code as GDB_SELF_TEST.
> 
> In development mode, test functions are registered with the self test
> module.  A test function is just a function that does some checks, and
> aborts on failure.  I chose this rather than something fancier because
> I think any such failure will require debugging anyhow.
> 
> Then this adds a new "maint selftest" command which invokes the test
> functions, and a new dejagnu test case that invokes it.
> 
> 2016-04-27  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
> 
> 	* NEWS: Add "maint selftest" entry.
> 	* selftest.h: New file.
> 	* selftest.c: New file.
> 	* maint.c: Include selftest.h.
> 	(maintenance_selftest): New function.
> 	(_initialize_maint_cmds): Add "maint selftest" command.
> 	* configure.ac (GDB_SELF_TEST): Maybe define.
> 	* config.in, configure: Rebuild.
> 	* Makefile.in (SFILES): Add selftest.c.
> 	(COMMON_OBS): Add selftest.o.
> 
> 2016-04-26  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
> 
> 	* gdb.texinfo (Maintenance Commands): Document "maint selftest".
> 
> 2016-04-26  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
> 
> 	* gdb.gdb/unittest.exp: New file.

OK for the documentation parts.

Thanks.