Re: [avr-libc-dev] regression test preview

[Joerg Wunsch]

As Peeter Vois wrote:

> I had some time and I prepared regression test preview package:

I'd like to give that a try.

One request though:

> o tar xvzf avrtest-0.0.tar.gz 
>       : It packs itself into avrtest/ directory
> o sh testit.sh 
>       : It installs simulator into simul subdirectory
>               downloads from cvs
>               applies patch that supports compilation for FC4 distr.
>               compiles ...
>       : It installs avr-libc into avrlib subdirectory
>               download from cvs
>               applies patch for MUL instruction (latest)
>               compiles ...
>       : it runs python regress/proov.py
>               makes random multiplication test
>               makes sequential multiplication test

Could you make this more modular, please?  In particular, I'd of
course like to test my local avr-libc tree (always), not the one from
CVS.  After all, I'd like to run regression tests *before* checking
something into CVS.

Also, just assume simulavr is already installed, and mention it as a
prerequisite (in the same sense as Python is a prerequisite -- you
didn't include code to download and install *that* either ;-).

Ideally, I'd love to see this fit into the avr-libc tree somehow, so
the tests form a separate subdir.  No need for any automake stuff,
just manually starting them is fine for me.  Keep in mind that it
should be possible to run it in a Windows-ish environment though (that
otherwise matches the prerequisites).

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