MYSQL-TEST-RUN() MYSQL-TEST-RUN()
NAME
mysql-test-run.pl - run MariaDB test suite
SYNOPSIS
mysql-test-run.pl [options]
DESCRIPTION
The mysql-test-run.pl Perl script is the main application used to run
the MariaDB test suite. It invokes mysqltest to run individual test
cases.
Invoke mysql-test-run.pl in the mysql-test directory like this:
shell> mysql-test-run.pl [options] [test_name] ...
Each test_name argument names a test case. The test case file that
corresponds to the test name is t/test_name.test.
For each test_name argument, mysql-test-run.pl runs the named test
case. With no test_name arguments, mysql-test-run.pl runs all .test
files in the t subdirectory.
If no suffix is given for the test name, a suffix of .test is assumed.
Any leading path name is ignored. These commands are equivalent:
shell> mysql-test-run.pl mytest
shell> mysql-test-run.pl mytest.test
shell> mysql-test-run.pl t/mytest.test
A suite name can be given as part of the test name. That is, the syntax
for naming a test is:
[suite_name.]test_name[.suffix]
If a suite name is given, mysql-test-run.pl looks in that suite for the
test. The test file corresponding to a test named suite_name.test_name
is found in suite/suite_name/t/test_name.test. There is also an
implicit suite name main for the tests in the top t directory. With no
suite name, mysql-test-run.pl looks in the default list of suites for a
match and runs the test in any suites where it finds the test. Suppose
that the default suite list is main, binlog, rpl, and that a test
mytest.test exists in the main and rpl suites. With an argument of
mytest or mytest.test, mysql-test-run.pl will run mytest.test from the
main and rpl suites.
To run a family of test cases for which the names share a common
prefix, use the --do-test=prefix option. For example, --do-test=rpl
runs the replication tests (test cases that have names beginning with
rpl). --skip-test has the opposite effect of skipping test cases for
which the names share a common prefix.
The argument for the --do-test and --skip-test options also allows more
flexible specification of which tests to perform or skip. If the
argument contains a pattern metacharacter other than a lone period, it
is interpreted as a Perl regular expression and applies to test names
that match the pattern. If the argument contains a lone period or does
not contain any pattern metacharacters, it is interpreted the same way
as previously and matches test names that begin with the argument
value. For example, --do-test=testa matches tests that begin with
testa, --do-test=main.testa matches tests in the main test suite that
begin with testa, and --do-test=main.*testa matches test names that
contain main followed by testa with anything in between. In the latter
case, the pattern match is not anchored to the beginning of the test
name, so it also matches names such as xmainytesta.
To perform setup prior to running tests, mysql-test-run.pl needs to
invoke mysqld with the --bootstrap and --skip-grant-tables options. If
MySQL was configured with the --disable-grant-options option,
--bootstrap, --skip-grant-tables, and --init-file will be disabled. To
handle this, set the MYSQLD_BOOTSTRAP environment variable to the full
path name of a server that has all options enabled. mysql-test-run.pl
will use that server to perform setup; it is not used to run the tests.
The init_file test will fail if --init-file is disabled. This is an
expected failure that can be handled as follows:
shell> export MYSQLD_BOOTSTRAP
shell> MYSQLD_BOOTSTRAP=/full/path/to/mysqld
shell> make test force="--skip-test=init_file"
To run mysql-test-run.pl on Windows, you'll need either Cygwin or
ActiveState Perl to run it. You may also need to install the modules
required by the script. To run the test script, change location into
the mysql-test directory, set the MTR_VS_CONFIG environment variable to
the configuration you selected earlier (or use the --vs-config option),
and invoke mysql-test-run.pl. For example (using Cygwin and the bash
shell):
shell> cd mysql-test
shell> export MTR_VS_CONFIG=debug
shell> ./mysqltest-run.pl --force --timer
shell> ./mysqltest-run.pl --force --timer --ps-protocol
mysql-test-run.pl uses several environment variables. Some of them are
listed in the following table. Some of these are set from the outside
and used by mysql-test-run.pl, others are set by mysql-test-run.pl
instead, and may be referred to in tests.
+-----------------+----------------------------+
|Variable | Meaning |
+-----------------+----------------------------+
|MTR_VERSION | If set to 1, will run the |
| | older version 1 of |
| | mysql-test-run.pl. This |
| | will affect |
| | what functionailty is |
| | available and what command |
| | line |
| | options are supported. |
+-----------------+----------------------------+
|MTR_MEM | If set to anything, will |
| | run tests with files in |
| | "memory" using tmpfs or |
| | ramdisk. Not available on |
| | Windows. Same as |
| | --mem option |
+-----------------+----------------------------+
|MTR_PARALLEL | If set, defines number of |
| | parallel threads executing |
| | tests. Same as |
| | --parallel option |
+-----------------+----------------------------+
|MTR_BUILD_THREAD | If set, defines which port |
| | number range is used for |
| | the server |
+-----------------+----------------------------+
|MTR_PORT_BASE | If set, defines which port |
| | number range is used for |
| | the server |
+-----------------+----------------------------+
|MTR_NAME_TIMEOUT | Setting of a timeout in |
| | minutes or seconds, |
| | corresponding to command |
| | line option |
| | --name-timeout. |
| | Available timeout names |
| | are TESTCASE, |
| | SUITE (both in minutes) |
| | and START, |
| | SHUTDOWN |
| | (both in seconds). These |
| | variables are supported |
| | from MySQL |
| | 5.1.44. |
+-----------------+----------------------------+
|MYSQL_TEST | Path name to mysqltest |
| | binary |
+-----------------+----------------------------+
|MYSQLD_BOOTSTRAP | Full path name to mysqld |
| | that has all options |
| | enabled |
+-----------------+----------------------------+
|MYSQLTEST_VARDIR | Path name to the var |
| | directory that is used for |
| | logs, temporary files, and |
| | so forth |
+-----------------+----------------------------+
|MYSQL_TEST_DIR | Full path to the |
| | mysql-test directory where |
| | tests are |
| | being run from |
+-----------------+----------------------------+
|MYSQL_TMP_DIR | Path to temp directory |
| | used for temporary files |
| | during tests |
+-----------------+----------------------------+
The variable MTR_PORT_BASE was added in MySQL 5.1.45 as a more logical
replacement for MTR_BUILD_THREAD. It gives the actual port number
directly (will be rounded down to a multiple of 10). If you use
MTR_BUILD_THREAD, the port number is found by multiplying this by 10
and adding 10000.
Tests sometimes rely on certain environment variables being defined.
For example, certain tests assume that MYSQL_TEST is defined so that
mysqltest can invoke itself with exec $MYSQL_TEST.
Other tests may refer to the last three variables listed in the
preceding table, to locate files to read or write. For example, tests
that need to create files will typically put them in
$MYSQL_TMP_DIR/file_name.
If you are running mysql-test-run.pl version 1 by setting MTR_VERSION,
note that this only affects the test driver, not the test client (and
its language) or the tests themselves.
A few tests might not run with version 1 because they depend on some
feature of version 2. You may have those tests skipped by adding the
test name to the file lib/v1/incompatible.tests. This feature is
available from MySQL 5.1.40.
mysql-test-run.pl supports the options in the following list. An
argument of -- tells mysql-test-run.pl not to process any following
arguments as options.
• --help, -h
Display a help message and exit.
• --big-test
Allow tests marked as "big" to run. Tests can be thus marked by
including the line --source include/big_test.inc, and they will
only be run if this option is given, or if the environment variable
BIG_TEST is set to 1. Repeat this option twice to run only "big"
tests.
This is typically used for tests that take a very long to run, or
that use many resources, so that they are not suitable for running
as part of a normal test suite run.
• --boot-dbx
Run the mysqld server used for bootstrapping the database through
the dbx debugger.
• --boot-ddd
Run the mysqld server used for bootstrapping the database through
the ddd debugger.
• --boot-gdb
Run the mysqld server used for bootstrapping the database through
the gdb debugger.
• --[mtr-]build-thread=number
Specify a number to calculate port numbers from. The formula is 10
* build_thread + 10000. Instead of a number, it can be set to auto,
which is also the default value, in which case mysql-test-run.pl
will allocate a number unique to this host.
The value (number or auto) can also be set with the
MTR_BUILD_THREAD environment variable.
The more logical --port-base is supported as an alternative.
• --callgrind
Instructs valgrind to use callgrind.
• --check-testcases
Check test cases for side effects. This is done by checking system
state before and after each test case; if there is any difference,
a warning to that effect will be written, but the test case will
not be marked as failed because of it. This check is enabled by
default.
• --client-bindir=path
The path to the directory where client binaries are located.
• --client-dbx
Start mysqltest in the dbx debugger.
• --client-ddd
Start mysqltest in the ddd debugger.
• --client-debugger=debugger
Start mysqltest in the named debugger.
• --client-gdb
Start mysqltest in the gdb debugger.
• --client-libdir=path
The path to the directory where client libraries are located.
• --combination=value
Extra options to pass to mysqld. The value should consist of one or
more comma-separated mysqld options. This option is similar to
--mysqld but should be given two or more times. mysql-test-run.pl
executes multiple test runs, using the options for each instance of
--combination in successive runs. If --combination is given only
once, it has no effect. For test runs specific to a given test
suite, an alternative to the use of --combination is to create a
combinations file in the suite directory. The file should contain a
section of options for each test run.
• --comment=str
Write str to the output within lines filled with #, as a form of
banner.
• --compress
Compress all information sent between the client and the server if
both support compression.
• --cursor-protocol
Use the cursor protocol between client and server (implies
--ps-protocol).
• --dbx
Start the mysqld(s) in the dbx debugger.
• --ddd
Start the mysqld(s) in the ddd debugger.
• --debug
Dump trace output for all clients and servers.
• --debug-common
Same as --debug, but sets the 'd' debug flags to
"query,info,error,enter,exit".
• --debug-server
Use debug version of server, but without turning on tracing.
• --debugger=debugger
Start mysqld using the named debugger.
• --debug-sync-timeout=N
Controls whether the Debug Sync facility for testing and debugging
is enabled. The option value is a timeout in seconds. The default
value is 300. A value of 0 disables Debug Sync. The value of this
option also becomes the default timeout for individual
synchronization points.
mysql-test-run.pl passes --loose-debug-sync-timeout=N to mysqld.
The --loose prefix is used so that mysqld does not fail if Debug
Sync is not compiled in.
• --defaults-file=file_name
Use the named file as fixed config file template for all tests.
• --defaults_extra_file=file_name
Add setting from the named file to all generated configs.
• --do-test=prefix|regex
Run all test cases having a name that begins with the given prefix
value, or fulfils the regex. This option provides a convenient way
to run a family of similarly named tests.
The argument for the --do-test option also allows more flexible
specification of which tests to perform. If the argument contains a
pattern metacharacter other than a lone period, it is interpreted
as a Perl regular expression and applies to test names that match
the pattern. If the argument contains a lone period or does not
contain any pattern metacharacters, it is interpreted the same way
as previously and matches test names that begin with the argument
value. For example, --do-test=testa matches tests that begin with
testa, --do-test=main.testa matches tests in the main test suite
that begin with testa, and --do-test=main.*testa matches test names
that contain main followed by testa with anything in between. In
the latter case, the pattern match is not anchored to the beginning
of the test name, so it also matches names such as xmainytestz.
• --dry-run
Don't run any tests, print the list of tests that were selected for
execution.
• --embedded-server
Use a version of mysqltest built with the embedded server.
• --enable-disabled
Ignore any disabled.def file, and also run tests marked as
disabled. Success or failure of those tests will be reported the
same way as other tests.
• --experimental=file_name
Specify a file that contains a list of test cases that should be
displayed with the [ exp-fail ] code rather than [ fail ] if they
fail.
For an example of a file that might be specified via this option,
see mysql-test/collections/default.experimental.
• --extern option=value
Use an already running server. The option/value pair is what is
needed by the mysql client to connect to the server. Each --extern
option can only take one option/value pair as an argument, so you
need to repeat --extern for each pair needed. Example:
./mysql-test-run.pl --extern socket=var/tmp/mysqld.1.sock alias
Note: If a test case has an .opt file that requires the server to
be restarted with specific options, the file will not be used. The
test case likely will fail as a result.
• --fast
Do not perform controlled shutdown when servers need to be
restarted or at the end of the test run. This is equivalent to
using --shutdown-timeout=0.
• --force-restart
Always restart servers between tests.
• --force
Normally, mysql-test-run.pl exits if a test case fails. --force
causes execution to continue regardless of test case failure.
• --gcov
Collect coverage information after the test. The result is a gcov
file per source and header file.
• --gcov-src-dir
Colllect coverage only within the given subdirectory. For example,
if you're only developing the SQL layer, it makes sense to use
--gcov-src-dir=sql.
• --gdb
Start the mysqld(s) in the gdb debugger.
• --gprof
Collect profiling information using the gprof profiling tool.
• --manual-dbx
Use a server that has already been started by the user in the dbx
debugger.
• --manual-ddd
Use a server that has already been started by the user in the ddd
debugger.
• --manual-debug
Use a server that has already been started by the user in a
debugger.
• --manual-gdb
Use a server that has already been started by the user in the gdb
debugger.
• --manual-lldb
Use a server that has already been started by the user in the lldb
debugger.
• --mark-progress
Marks progress with timing (in milliseconds) and line number in
var/log/testname.progress.
• --max-connections=num
The maximum number of simultaneous server connections that may be
used per test. If not set, the maximum is 128. Minimum allowed
limit is 8, maximum is 5120. Corresponds to the same option for
mysqltest.
• --max-save-core=N
Limit the number of core files saved, to avoid filling up disks in
case of a frequently crashing server. Defaults to 5, set to 0 for
no limit. May also be set with the environment variable
MTR_MAX_SAVE_CORE
• --max-save-datadir=N
Limit the number of data directories saved after failed tests, to
avoid filling up disks in case of frequent failures. Defaults to
20, set to 0 for no limit. May also be set with the environment
variable MTR_MAX_SAVE_DATADIR
• --max-test-fail=N
Stop execution after the specified number of tests have failed, to
avoid using up resources (and time) in case of massive failures.
retries are not counted, nor are failures of tests marked
experimental. Defaults to 10, set to 0 for no limit. May also be
set with the environment variable MTR_MAX_TEST_FAIL
• --mem
This option is not supported on Windows.
Run the test suite in memory, using tmpfs or ramdisk. This can
decrease test times significantly, in particular if you would
otherwise be running over a remote file system. mysql-test-run.pl
attempts to find a suitable location using a built-in list of
standard locations for tmpfs and puts the var directory there. This
option also affects placement of temporary files, which are created
in var/tmp.
The default list includes /dev/shm. You can also enable this option
by setting the environment variable MTR_MEM[=dir_name]. If dir_name
is given, it is added to the beginning of the list of locations to
search, so it takes precedence over any built-in locations.
Once you have run tests with --mem within a mysql-testdirectory, a
soflink var will have been set up to the temporary directory, and
this will be re-used the next time, until the soflink is deleted.
Thus, you do not have to repeat the --mem option next time.
• --mysqld=value
Extra options to pass to mysqld. The value should consist of one or
more comma-separated mysqld options.
• --mysqld-env=VAR=VAL
Specify additional environment settings for "mysqld". Use
additional --mysqld-env options to set more than one variable.
• --nocheck-testcases
Disable the check for test case side effects; see --check-testcases
for a description.
• --noreorder
Do not reorder tests to reduce number of restarts, but run them in
exactly the order given. If a whole suite is to be run, the tests
are run in alphabetical order, though similar combinations will be
grouped together. If more than one suite is listed, the tests are
run one suite at a time, in the order listed.
• --notimer
Cause mysqltest not to generate a timing file. The effect of this
is that the report from each test case does not include the timing
in milliseconds as it normally does.
• --nowarnings
Do not look for and report errors and warning in the server logs.
• --parallel={N|auto}
Run tests using N parallel threads. By default, 1 thread is used.
Use --parallel=auto for auto-setting of N.
• --[mtr-]port-base=P
Specify base of port numbers to be used; a block of 10 will be
allocated. P should be divisible by 10; if it is not, it will be
rounded down. If running with more than one parallel test thread,
thread 2 will use the next block of 10 and so on.
If the port number is given as auto, which is also the default,
mysql-test-run.pl will allocate a number unique to this host. The
value may also be given with the environment variable
MTR_PORT_BASE.
If both --build-thread and --port-base are used, --port-base takes
precedence.
• --print-testcases
Do not run any tests, but print details about all tests, in the
order they would have been run.
• --ps-protocol
Use the binary protocol between client and server.
• --record
Pass the --record option to mysqltest. This option requires a
specific test case to be named on the command line.
• --reorder
Reorder tests to minimize the number of server restarts needed.
This is the default behavior. There is no guarantee that a
particular set of tests will always end up in the same order.
• --repeat=N
Run each test N number of times.
• --report-features
First run a "test" that reports MariaDB features, displaying the
output of SHOW ENGINES and SHOW VARIABLES. This can be used to
verify that binaries are built with all required features.
• --report-times
Report how much time has been spent on different phases of test
execution.
• --retry=N
If a test fails, it is retried up to a maximum of N runs (default
1). Retries are also limited by the maximum number of failures
before stopping, set with the --retry-failure option. This option
has no effect unless --force is also used; without it, test
execution will terminate after the first failure.
The --retry and --retry-failure options do not affect how many
times a test repeated with --repeat may fail in total, as each
repetition is considered a new test case, which may in turn be
retried if it fails.
• --retry-failure=N
When using the --retry option to retry failed tests, stop when N
failures have occurred (default 2). Setting it to 0 or 1
effectively turns off retries.
• --shutdown-timeout=SECONDS
Max number of seconds to wait for servers to do controlled shutdown
before killing them. Default is 10.
• --skip-combinations
Do not apply combinations; ignore combinations file or option.
• --skip-rpl
Skip replication test cases.
• --skip-ssl
Do not start mysqld with support for SSL connections.
• --skip-test=regex|regex
Specify a regular expression to be applied to test case names.
Cases with names that match the expression are skipped. tests to
skip.
The argument for the --skip-test option allows more flexible
specification of which tests to skip. If the argument contains a
pattern metacharacter other than a lone period, it is interpreted
as a Perl regular expression and applies to test names that match
the pattern. See the description of the --do-test option for
details.
• --skip-test-list=FILE
Skip the tests listed in FILE. Each line in the file is an entry
and should be formatted as: <TESTNAME> : <COMMENT>
• --skip-*
--skip-* options not otherwise recognized by mysql-test-run.pl are
passed to the master server.
• --sleep=N
Pass --sleep=N to mysqltest.
• --sp-protocol
Create a stored procedure to execute all queries.
• --ssl
If mysql-test-run.pl is started with the --ssl option, it sets up a
secure connection for all test cases. In this case, if mysqld does
not support SSL, mysql-test-run.pl exits with an error message:
Couldn't find support for SSL
• --staging-run
Run a limited number of tests (no slow tests). Used for running
staging trees with valgrind.
• --start
Initialize and start servers with the startup settings for the
specified test case. You can use this option to start a server to
which you can connect later. For example, after building a source
distribution you can start a server and connect to it with the
mysql client like this:
shell> cd mysql-test
shell> ./mysql-test-run.pl --start alias &
shell> ../mysql -S ./var/tmp/master.sock -h localhost -u root
If no tests are named on the command line, the server(s) will be
started with settings for the first test that would have been run
without the --start option.
mysql-test-run.pl will stop once the server has been started, but
will terminate if the server dies. If killed, it will also shut
down the server.
• --start-and-exit
Same --start, but mysql-test-run terminates and leaves just the
server running.
• --start-dirty
This is similar to --start, but will skip the database
initialization phase and assume that database files are already
available. Usually this means you must have run another test first.
• --start-from=test_name
mysql-test-run.pl sorts the list of names of the test cases to be
run, and then begins with test_name.
• --strace
Run the "mysqld" executables using strace. Default options are -f
-o var/log/'mysqld-name'.strace.
• --strace-client
Create strace output for mysqltest, optionally specifying name and
path to the trace program to use.
Example: ./mysql-test-run.pl --strace-client=ktrace
• --strace-option=ARGS
Option to give strace, replaces default option(s).
• --stress=ARGS
Run stress test, providing options to mysql-stress-test.pl. Options
are separated by comma.
• --suite[s]=suite_name...
Comma separated list of suite names to run. The default is:
"main-,archive-,binlog-,csv-,federated-,funcs_1-,funcs_2-,
handler-,heap-,innodb-,innodb_fts-,innodb_zip-,maria-,
multi_source-,optimizer_unfixed_bugs-,parts-,perfschema-,
plugins-,roles-,rpl-,sys_vars-,unit-,vcol-".
• --stop-file=file
If this file is detected, mysqltest will not start new tests until
the file is removed (also MTR_STOP_FILE environment variable).
• --stop-keep-alive=sec
Works with --stop-file, print messages every sec seconds when
mysqltest is waiting to remove the file (for buildbot) (also
MTR_STOP_KEEP_ALIVE environment variable).
• --suite-timeout=minutes
Specify the maximum test suite runtime in minutes. The default is
360.
• --testcase-timeout
Specify the maximum test case runtime in minutes. The default is
15.
• --timediff
Used with --timestamp, also print time passed since the previous
test started.
• --timer
Cause mysqltest to generate a timing file. The default file is
named ./var/log/timer.
• --timestamp
Prints a timestamp before the test case name in each test report
line, showing when the test ended.
• --tmpdir=path
The directory where temporary file are stored. The default location
is ./var/tmp. The environment variable MYSQL_TMP_DIR will be set to
the path for this directory, whether it has the default value or
has been set explicitly. This may be referred to in tests.
• --user=user_name
The MariaDB user name to use when connecting to the server (default
root).
• --user-args
In combination with start* and no test name, drops arguments to
mysqld except those specified with --mysqld (if any).
• --valgrind[-all]
Run mysqltest and mysqld with valgrind. This and the following
--valgrind options require that the executables have been built
with valgrind support.
• --valgrind-mysqld
Run the mysqld server with valgrind.
• --valgrind-mysqltest
Run the mysqltest and mysql_client_test executables with valgrind.
• --valgrind-option=str
Option to give valgrind. Replaces default option(s). Can be
specified more then once&.
• --valgrind-path=path
Path to the valgrind executable.
• --vardir=path
Specify the path where files generated during the test run are
stored. The default location is ./var. The environment variable
MYSQLTEST_VARDIR will be set to the path for this directory,
whether it has the default value or has been set explicitly. This
may be referred to in tests.
• --verbose
Give more verbose output regarding test execution. Use the option
twice to get even more output. Note that the output generated
within each test case is not affected.
• --verbose-restart
Write when and why servers are restarted between test cases.
• --view-protocol
Create a view to execute all non updating queries.
• --vs-config=config_val
Visual Studio configuration used to create executables (default:
MTR_VS_CONFIG environment variable) This option is for Windows
only.
• --wait-all
If --start or --start-dirty is used, wait for all servers to exit
before termination. Otherwise, it will terminate if one (of
several) servers is restarted.
• --warnings
Search the server log for errors or warning after each test and
report any suspicious ones; if any are found, the test will be
marked as failed. This is the default behavior, it may be turned
off with --nowarnings.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2007, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates, 2010-2015
MariaDB Foundation
This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1335 USA or see
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
SEE ALSO
For more information, please refer to the MariaDB Knowledge Base,
available online at https://mariadb.com/kb/
AUTHOR
MariaDB Foundation (http://www.mariadb.org/).
MYSQL-TEST-RUN()
man2web Home...