libbsd.txt "test runner" realview_pbx_a9_qemu

Gene Smith gds at chartertn.net
Wed Jun 3 05:10:49 UTC 2015


On 06/03/2015 12:18 AM, Chris Johns wrote:
> On 3/06/2015 1:34 pm, Gene Smith wrote:
>> On 06/02/2015 09:55 PM, Chris Johns wrote:
>>> On 3/06/2015 5:35 am, Gene Smith wrote:
>>>> Have been attempting to follow the instructions in libbsd.txt and it
>>>> mentions a "test runner" but doesn't say what that means.
>>>
>>> I am not sure as well. It might mean the supporting scripts or the
>>> rtems-tester.
>>
>> The libbsd.txt recommends you run some tests but doesn't say exactly how.
>>
>
> The GSoC Monkey project is also interested in this so I will figure it
> out and post what I find. I suspect with some configuration changes the
> rtems-test command in the rtems-tools repo could run the executables.
> The RSB builds and installs the rtems-tools package.

Yes, this would be most helpful!

>>>
>>>> Based on the
>>>> contents of config.inc, it appears to be the bsp name,
>>>> realview_pbx_a9_qemu, but make install of libbsd does not seem to
>>>> produce a file with that name.
>>>>
>>>> I also assume I may also need qemu installed but not sure.
>>>>
>>>> Under realview-pbx-a9 bsp there are instructions for building qemu from
>>>> a particular git snapshot:
>>>>
>>>> git checkout a1bff71c56f2d1048244c829b63797940dd4ba0e
>>>>
>>>
>>> I had a quick look in the latest version of the file and I could find
>>> this.
>>
>> Not sure what you mean that you found. An executable file called
>> "realview_pbx_a9_qemu"? Qemu snapshot in git for the above sha1?
>>
>
> Sorry I thought there was some reference to the git sha1 in libbsd.txt
> and that is what I could not find.
>
>>>
>>>> However, for me the qemu build fails with this snapshot. But if I build
>>>> from
>>>>
>>>> git checkout master
>>>>
>>>> qemu builds OK.
>>>>
>>>> Any help or pointers on this would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I am not sure the qemu version in the libbsd.txt but I just tried
>>> 42d58e7c6760cb9c55627c28ae538e27dcf2f144 for the RSB and it built. The
>>> previous version was failing with a core dump in the install phase when
>>> generating language files.
>>>
>>> I will push the RSB change soon.
>>
>> I see that the sha1 you reference above is now HEAD in qemu git. Does
>> RSB build qemu? I have seen indications that it can since there is a
>> qemu.cfg file. But I don't see documentation as to how RSB makes qemu.
>>
>
> Yes it is the latest and I have pushed the change to the RSB. To use the
> RSB to build qemu do ...
>
>   $ cd bare
>   $ ../source-builder/sb-set-builder --prefix=/opt/rtems/qemu devel/qemu
>
> ... setting the prefix to something suitable for your development host
> machine.
>
> This builds cleanly on FreeBSD 10.1. I have not run it yet.

Thanks for showing me this. After pull, Qemu builds fine via RSB on 
Linux/fedora 21. When I tried to run my previous qemu build (made 
directly from qemu git master HEAD) it produced a strange error about 
sound/audio. I will try the new RSB qemu tomorrow.

>
> Chris
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