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1MDB Test suite
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3This provides a primordial version of a test suite for mdb. To run the tests,
4run mtest. Tests exist in various subdirectories. The name of the test is
5important.
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7A test must start with either:
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9 o tst - Indicating that it should exit zero
10 o err - Indicating that it should exit non-zero
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12A test must end with either:
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14 o mdb - Indicating that the file should be passed as standard input to mdb
15 o ksh - Indicating that it should be run with ksh
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17A test may have an optional .out file which if present indicates that the test
18should pass if and only if its standard ouput matches its standar error.
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