[LTP] [PATCH v2 3/3] configure: Integrate open posix testsuite configure

[Li Wang]

Hi All,

On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 3:41 PM Richard Palethorpe <rpalethorpe@suse.de>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz> writes:
>
> > Hi Joerg,
> >
> > [ Cc automated-testing@lists.yoctoproject.org ]
> >
> >> From: Joerg Vehlow <joerg.vehlow@aox.de>
> >
> >> This changes the default installation location
> >> of the open posix testsuite from
> >> $prefix
> >> to
> >> $prefix/testcases/open_posix_testsuite
> > I need to have a deeper look on this patchset next week.
> > But it looks to me strange, that running LTP top level configure causes
> > installation into /opt/ltp/testcases/open_posix_testsuite/, but after
> running
> > ./configure in testcases/open_posix_testsuite make install goes by
> default to
> > /opt/openposix_testsuite.
> >
> > Also openposix does not use LTP API, when we're touching it, wouldn't it
> make
> > more sense to put it into separate git repository? IMHO that would cause
> work
> > for other people (clone separate git, need to fix CI and tools which are
> using
> > it), but openposix embedded in LTP always looked strange to me.
>
> I wouldn't be against this based on my anecdotal experience.
>
> I don't recall a specific time these tests found a kernel bug. They
> sometimes find issues with glibc, but there is usually a debate as to
> how to interpret the spec instead of a clear error on glibc's part. Most
> often the test is broken.
>
> So I'd say these tests are almost useless for kernel testing. I also
> think they often misinterpret the POSIX spec or have some basic logic
> error.
>

I think so! And I don't against this patchset as well.

@Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz>  feel free to merge the patches, it might
usefully to
someone who has a strong willingness on running them.

Reviewed-by: Li Wang <liwang@redhat.com>

-- 
Regards,
Li Wang
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