[PATCH 2/4] introduce parallel mode

[Pedro Alves]

On 07/17/2013 03:58 PM, Tom Tromey wrote:

> First, it checks for the GDB_PARALLEL variable.  If this is set (say,
> on the runtest command line), then the test suite assumes "parallel
> mode".  In this mode, files are put into a subdirectory named after
> the test.  That is, for DIR/TEST.exp, the outputs are put into
> ./outputs/DIR/TEST/.
> 

> Second, this adds an "inotify" mode.  If you have the inotifywait
> command (part of inotify-tools), you can set the GDB_INOTIFY variable.
> This will tell the test suite to watch for changes outside of the
> allowed output directories.

I think these variables should be documented in the internals
manual, in the "Testsuite Parameters" section.

-- 
Pedro Alves