[Intel-gfx] [PATCH] tests/igt: Add runtime environment checks

[Ben Widawsky]

On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 08:55:40PM +0100, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 8:53 PM, Damien Lespiau
> <damien.lespiau at intel.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 11:49:43AM -0800, Ben Widawsky wrote:
> >> > Only in the make target he created, not in piglit itself. Imo we should
> >> > have all the testrunner logic in one place, i.e. in the piglit sources.
> >> > -Daniel
> >>
> >> Damien, can you comment? I could have sworn you said something different
> >> on IRC. It sounded like exactly what I wanted.
> >
> > What Daniel says is correct, the check is part of the runner wrapper,
> > not piglit itself.
> >
> > I'd rather have a environement check up-front and I don't mind where it
> > lives (igt Vs piglit).
> 
> The problem is that generating the testlist (or printing the commands)
> is a feature QA actually relies on. I also use it occasionally to
> quickly test igt library changes. So we can't bail that early. My
> patch bails fairly late, but I didn't see a better spot.
> -Daniel

I'm confused then about how this really improves my current situation.

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Ben Widawsky, Intel Open Source Technology Center