mysql-test-run.pl

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Version: 01/03/2008 (mandriva - 01/05/08)

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NAME

mysql-test-run.pl - run MySQL test suite

SYNOPSIS

mysql-test-run.pl [options]

DESCRIPTION

The mysql-test-run.pl Perl script is the main application used to run the MySQL test suite. It invokes mysqltest to run individual test cases. (Prior to MySQL 4.1, a similar shell script, mysql-test-run, can be used instead.)

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 pathname 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
 

As of MySQL 5.1.23, 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. 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).

To perform setup prior to running tests, mysql-test-run.pl needs to invoke mysqld with the --bootstrap and --skip-grant-tables options (see [1]Typical configure 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 pathname 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 MTS_VS_CONFIG=debug
 shell> ./mysqltest-run.pl --force --timer
 shell> ./mysqltest-run.pl --force --timer --ps-protocol
 

If you have a copy of mysqld running on the machine where you want to run the test suite, you do not have to stop it, as long as it is not using ports 9306 or 9307. If either of those ports is taken, you should set the MTR_BUILD_THREAD environment variable to an appropriate value, and the test suite will use a different set of ports for master, slave, NDB, and Instance Manager). For example:

 shell> export MTR_BUILD_THREAD=31
 shell> ./mysql-test-run.pl [options] [test_name]
 

mysql-test-run.pl defines several environment variables. Some of them are listed in the following table.

Variable Meaning
MYSQL_TEST Pathname to mysqltest binary
MYSQLTEST_VARDIR Pathname to the var directory that is used for
                logs, temporary files, and so forth
MYSQLD_BOOTSTRAP Full pathname to mysqld that has all options enabled
MASTER_MYPORT ???
MASTER_MYSOCK ???

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.

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. (A description of differences between the options supported by mysql-test-run.pl and mysql-test-run appears following the list.)

--help, -h

Display a help message and exit.

--bench

Run the benchmark suite.

--benchdir=path

The directory where the benchmark suite is located. The default path is ../../mysql-bench.

--big-test

Pass the --big-test option to mysqltest.

--check-testcases

Check test cases for side effects.

--client-ddd

Start mysqltest in the ddd debugger.

--client-debugger

Start mysqltest in the named debugger.

--client-gdb

Start mysqltest in the gdb debugger.

--comment=str

Write str to the output.

--compress

Compress all information sent between the client and the server if both support compression.

--cursor-protocol

Pass the --cursor-protocol option to mysqltest (implies --ps-protocol).

--ddd

Start mysqld in the ddd debugger.

--debug

Dump trace output for all clients and servers.

--debugger

Start mysqld using the named debugger.

--do-test=prefix

Run all test cases having a name that begins with the given prefix value. This option provides a convenient way to run a family of similarly named tests.

--embedded-server

Use a version of mysqltest built with the embedded server.

--extern

Use an already running server.

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 clean up from earlier test runs.

--force

Normally, mysql-test-run.pl exits if a test case fails. --force causes execution to continue regardless of test case failure.

--gcov

Run tests with the gcov test coverage tool.

--gdb

Start mysqld in the gdb debugger.

--gprof

Run tests with the gprof profiling tool.

--im-mysqld1-port

TCP/IP port number to use for the first mysqld, controlled by Instance Manager.

--im-mysqld2-port

TCP/IP port number to use for the second mysqld, controlled by Instance Manager.

--im-port

TCP/IP port number to use for mysqld, controlled by Instance Manager.

--log-warnings

Pass the --log-warnings option to mysqld.

--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.

--master-binary=path

Specify the path of the mysqld binary to use for master servers.

--master_port=port_num

Specify the TCP/IP port number for the first master server to use. Observe that the option name has an underscore and not a dash.

--mem

Run the test suite in memory, using tmpfs or ramdisk. This can decrease test times significantly. 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.

This option was added in MySQL 4.1.22, 5.0.30, and 5.1.13.

--mysqld=str

Extra options to pass to mysqld.

--ndb-connectstring=str

Pass --ndb-connectstring=str to the master MySQL server. This option also prevents mysql-test-run.pl from starting a cluster. It is assumed that there is already a cluster running to which the server can connect with the given connectstring.

--ndb-connectstring-slave=str

Pass --ndb-connectstring=str to slave MySQL servers. This option also prevents mysql-test-run.pl from starting a cluster. It is assumed that there is already a cluster running to which the server can connect with the given connectstring.

--ndb-extra-test

Unknown.

--ndbcluster-port=port_num, --ndbcluster_port=port_num

Specify the TCP/IP port number that NDB Cluster should use.

--ndbcluster-port-slave=port_num

Specify the TCP/IP port number that the slave NDB Cluster should use.

--netware

Run mysqld with options needed on NetWare.

--notimer

Cause mysqltest not to generate a timing file.

--ps-protocol

Pass the --ps-protocol option to mysqltest.

--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.

--report-features

Display the output of SHOW ENGINES and SHOW VARIABLES. This can be used to verify that binaries are built with all required features.

This option was added in MySQL 4.1.23, 5.0.30, and 5.1.14.

--script-debug

Enable debug output for mysql-test-run.pl itself.

--skip-im

Do not start Instance Manager; skip Instance Manager test cases.

--skip-master-binlog

Do not enable master server binary logging.

--skip-ndbcluster, --skip-ndb

Do not start NDB Cluster; skip Cluster test cases.

--skip-ndbcluster-slave, --skip-ndb-slave

Do not start an NDB Cluster slave.

--skip-rpl

Skip replication test cases.

--skip-slave-binlog

Do not enable master server binary logging.

--skip-ssl

Do not start mysqld with support for SSL connections.

--skip-test=regex

Specify a regular expression to be applied to test case names. Cases with names that match the expression are skipped. tests to skip.

--skip-*

--skip-* options not otherwise recognized by mysql-test-run.pl are passed to the master server.

--slave-binary=path

Specify the path of the mysqld binary to use for slave servers.

--slave_port=port_num

Specify the TCP/IP port number for the first master server to use. Observe that the option name has an underscore and not a dash.

--sleep=N

Pass --sleep=N to mysqltest.

--small-bench

Run the benchmarks with the --small-tests and --small-tables options.

--socket=file_name

For connections to localhost, the Unix socket file to use, or, on Windows, the name of the named pipe to use.

--sp-protocol

Pass the --sp-protocol option to mysqltest.

--ssl

If mysql-test-run.pl is started with the --ssl option, it sets up a secure conection 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

--start-and-exit

Initialize and start servers with the startup settings for the specified test case or cases, if any, and then exit.

--start-dirty

Start servers (without initialization) for the specified test case or cases, if any, and then exit. You can then manually run the test cases.

--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-client

Create strace output for mysqltest.

--stress

Run the stress test. The other --stress-xxx options apply in this case.

--stress-init-file=file_name

file_name is the location of the file that contains the list of tests. The default file is stress_init.txt in the test suite directory.

--stress-loop-count=N

In sequential stress-test mode, the number of loops to execute before exiting.

--stress-mode=mode

This option indicates the test order in stress-test mode. The mode value is either random to select tests in random order or seq to run tests in each thread in the order specified in the test list file. The default mode is random.

--stress-suite=suite_name

The name of the test suite to use for stress testing. The default suite name is main (the regular test suite located in the mysql-test directory).

--stress-test-count=N

For stress testing, the number of tests to execute before exiting.

--stress-test-duration=N

For stress testing, the duration of stress testing in seconds.

--stress-test-file=file_name

The file that contains the list of tests to use in stress testing. The tests should be named without the .test extension. The default file is stress_tests.txt in the test suite directory.

--stress-threads=N

The number of threads to use in stress testing. The default is 5.

--suite=suite_name

Run the named test suite. The default name is main (the regular test suite located in the mysql-test directory).

--suite-timeout=minutes

Specify the maximum test suite runtime.

--testcase-timeout

Specify the maximum test case runtime.

--timer

Cause mysqltest to generate a timing file. The default file is named ./var/log/timer.

--tmpdir=path

The directory where temporary file are stored. The default location is ./var/tmp.

--unified-diff, --udiff

Use unified diff format when presenting differences between expected and actual test case results.

--use-old-data

Do not install the test databases. (Use existing ones.)

--user-test=val

Unused.

--user=user_name

The MySQL username to use when connecting to the server.

--valgrind

Run mysqltest and mysqld with valgrind.

--valgrind-all

Like --valgrind, but passes the --verbose and --show-reachable options to valgrind.

--valgrind-mysqltest

Run mysqltest with valgrind.

--valgrind-mysqltest-all

Like --valgrind-mysqltest, but passes the --verbose and --show-reachable options to valgrind.

--valgrind-options=str

Extra options to pass to valgrind.

--valgrind-path=path

Specify the pathname to the valgrind executable.

--vardir=path

Specify the path where files generated during the test run are stored. The default location is ./var.

--view-protocol

Pass the --view-protocol option to mysqltest.

--vs-config=config_val

Specify the configuration used to build MySQL (for example, --vs-config=debug --vs-config=release). This option is for Windows only. It is available as of MySQL 4.1.23, 5.0.30, and 5.1.14.

--wait-timeout=N

Unused?

--warnings

This option is a synonym for --log-warnings.

--with-ndbcluster

Use NDB Cluster and enable test cases that require it.

--with-ndbcluster-all

Use NDB Cluster in all tests.

--with-ndbcluster-only

Run only test cases that have ndb in their name.

--with-ndbcluster-slave

Unknown.

--with-openssl

This option is a synonym for --ssl.


Note

mysql-test-run supports the following options not supported by mysql-test-run.pl: --local, --local-master, --ndb-verbose, --ndb_mgm-extra-opts, --ndb_mgmd-extra-opts, --ndbd-extra-opts, --old-master, --purify, --use-old-data, --valgrind-mysqltest-all.

Conversely, mysql-test-run.pl supports the following options not supported by mysql-test-run: --benchdir, --check-testcases, --client-ddd, --client-debugger, --cursor-protocol, --debugger, --im-mysqld1-port, --im-mysqld2-port, --im-port, --manual-debug, --netware, --notimer, --reorder, --script-debug, --skip-im, --skip-ssl, --sp-protocol, --start-dirty, --suite, --suite-timeout, --testcase-timeout, --udiff, --unified-diff,, --valgrind-path, --vardir, --view-protocol.

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REFERENCES

1. Typical configure Options
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/configure-options.html

SEE ALSO

For more information, please refer to the MySQL Reference Manual, which may already be installed locally and which is also available online at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.

AUTHOR

MySQL AB (http://www.mysql.com/).