Re: [RFA] ARI fix: Remove asprintf in breakpoint.c

[Joel Brobecker <brobecker at adacore dot com>]

> >   Concerning the overnight running of testsuites
> > with different patches, does anyone have some
> > script that automates this?
> 
> No - but it's reasonable to test them together in a single test run,
> I think.

That's indeed what I meant. However, I can see the need for a script
if you have to do two runs (one before patching, and one after).
I have a set of scripts that I can send, but they are deeply 
dependent on my entire environment (including the interactive shell
sessions). My scripts are pretty complex because I re-use them in
many different contexts on 3 different sites (in Paris, in New York,
and at my home). Unless someone else can share a script, I think it'll
be simpler for you to write a script of your own.

The essence of my script is:

 - Take patch name from argument lists.
   Verify that patch exists before continuing. Nothing worse than having
   a failure 12hours later because you mistyped your patch name :)

 - mkdir test-dir
 - cd test-dir
 - cp -R gdb-sources .
 - cd gdb-sources
 - configure
 - make
 - cd gdb/testsuite
 - make check
 - cp gdb.sum gdb.sum.ref
 - cp gdb.log gdb.log.ref
 - cd ..
 - patch -p0 < your-patch
 - make
 - cd testsuite
 - make check

(with various checks against $? at the end of steps such as the
GDB build, so that you don't continue if something failed).

As I said, if the stream of your patches is relatively small,
I don't mind doing the testing for you, since it's pretty automated
on my side. But if you are going to contribute a regular amount
of patches, it makes sense to invest the time in them.

-- 
Joel