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2022-02-17
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Merged the debugging updates to the manual Leaf check-in: c59e09e91a user: mrwellan tags: v1.65-defunct
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Squashed branch for manual updates Closed-Leaf check-in: e5d45e029c user: mrwellan tags: v1.65-debugging-update
2021-09-07
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merged-fork check-in: 1059bb1046 user: matt tags: v1.65-debugging-update-orig
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Switch some missed require stml to use stml2 check-in: 132a2cd58e user: matt tags: v1.65-debugging-update-orig
2021-09-03
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2021-02-25
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2021-01-11
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backed out 21849054cacf4bd4d07ebc04019fba05ec6f5fd4, which was causing DEAD tests Leaf check-in: 1449ea317b user: mmgraham tags: v1.65-backout-2148
2021-01-07
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2021-01-05
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Merged v1.65-dashboard-prefilter Closed-Leaf check-in: 206d14bb44 user: mrwellan tags: v1.65
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Launching subrun dashboard prefiltered to only show the run of interest now works Leaf check-in: e16b8946d5 user: mrwellan tags: v1.65-dashboard-prefilter
2020-12-30
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Improved the makefile hacks for installing some needed .so files. check-in: 03539b7fce user: matt tags: v1.65

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Tricks
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This section is a compendium of a various useful tricks for debugging,
configuring and generally getting the most out of Megatest.

Limiting your running jobs
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Tricks and Tips
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This section is a collection of a various useful tricks for that
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Limiting your running jobs
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The following example will limit a test in the jobgroup "group1" to no more than 10 tests simultaneously.

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Debugging Tricks
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Examining The Environment
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Test Control Panel - xterm
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From the dashboard click on a test PASS/FAIL button. This brings up a test control panel. Aproximately near the center left of the 
window there is a button "Start Xterm". Push this to get an xterm with the full context and environment loaded for that test. You can run
scripts or ezsteps by copying from the testconfig (hint, load up the testconfig in a separate gvim or emacs window). This is the easiest way
to debug your tests.

During Config File Processing
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

It is often helpful to know the content of variables in various
contexts as Megatest does the actions needed to run your tests. A handy technique is to force the startup of an xterm in the context being examined.

For example, if an item list is not being generated as expected you
can inject the startup of an xterm as if it were an item:

.Original items table
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CELLNAME [system getcellname.sh]
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.Items table modified for debug
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DEBUG [system xterm]
CELLNAME [system getcellnames.sh]
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When this test is run an xterm will pop up. In that xterm the
environment is exactly that in which the script "getcellnames.sh"
would run. You can now debug the script to find out why it isn't
working as expected.

Organising Your Tests and Tasks
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The default location "tests" for storing tests can be extended by
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<div class="sect1">
<h2 id="_why_megatest">Why Megatest?</h2>
<div class="sectionbody">
<div class="paragraph"><p>The Megatest project was started for two reasons, the first was an
immediate and pressing need for a generalized tool to manage a suite
of regression tests and the second was the fact that I had written or

maintained several such tools at different companies over the years. I
thought a single open source tool, flexible enough to meet the needs
of any team doing continuous integration and or running a complex
suite of tests for release qualification would solve some problems for
me and for others.</p></div>
<div class="literalblock">
<div class="content monospaced">
<pre>-- Matt Welland, original author of the Megatest tool suite.</pre>
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<div class="sect1">
<h2 id="_megatest_design_philosophy">Megatest Design Philosophy</h2>
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<div class="sect1">
<h2 id="_why_megatest">Why Megatest?</h2>
<div class="sectionbody">
<div class="paragraph"><p>Megatest was created to provide a generalized tool for managing suites

of regression tests and to provide a multi-host, distributed
alternative to "make". The EDA world is littered with proprietory,
company-specific tools for this purpose and by going open source and
keeping the tool flexible the hope is that Megatest could be useful to
any team at any company for continuous integration and almost any

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<div class="sect1">
<h2 id="_megatest_design_philosophy">Megatest Design Philosophy</h2>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Megatest is a distributed system intended to provide the minimum needed
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<h2 id="_road_map">Road Map</h2>
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<h2 id="_todo_road_map">TODO / Road Map</h2>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Note: This road-map is a wish list and not a formal plan. Items are in
rough priority but are subject to change. Development is driven by
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<div class="paragraph"><p>This test runs a single step called "stepname1" which runs a script
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<h2 id="_how_to_do_things">How To Do Things</h2>
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<h2 id="_debugging">Debugging</h2>
<div class="sectionbody">
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_a_word_on_bisecting">A word on Bisecting</h3>
<div class="paragraph"><p>Bisecting is a debug strategy intended to speed up finding the root
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then work back. However by inspecting the output at stage "C" in the
example above you would potentially save a lot of debug effort.</p></div>
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<h3 id="_examining_the_environment">Examining The Environment</h3>
<div class="sect3">
<h4 id="_test_control_panel_xterm">Test Control Panel - xterm</h4>
<div class="paragraph"><p>From the dashboard click on a test PASS/FAIL button. This brings up a
test control panel. Aproximately near the center left of the window
there is a button "Start Xterm". Push this to get an xterm with the
full context and environment loaded for that test. You can run scripts
or ezsteps by copying from the testconfig (hint, load up the
testconfig in a separate text editor window). This is the easiest
way to debug your tests.</p></div>
</div>
<div class="sect3">
<h4 id="_during_config_file_processing">During Config File Processing</h4>
<div class="paragraph"><p>It is often helpful to know the content of variables in various
contexts as Megatest does the actions needed to run your tests. A handy technique is to force the startup of an xterm in the context being examined.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>For example, if an item list is not being generated as expected you
can inject the startup of an xterm as if it were an item:</p></div>
<div class="listingblock">
<div class="title">Original items table</div>
<div class="content monospaced">
<pre>[items]
CELLNAME [system getcellname.sh]</pre>
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<div class="title">Items table modified for debug</div>
<div class="content monospaced">
<pre>[items]
DEBUG [system xterm]
CELLNAME [system getcellnames.sh]</pre>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>When this test is run an xterm will pop up. In that xterm the
environment is exactly that in which the script "getcellnames.sh"
would run. You can now debug the script to find out why it isn&#8217;t
working as expected.</p></div>
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<div class="sect1">
<h2 id="_how_to_do_things">How To Do Things</h2>
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<h2 id="_tricks">Tricks</h2>
<div class="sectionbody">
<div class="paragraph"><p>This section is a compendium of a various useful tricks for debugging,
configuring and generally getting the most out of Megatest.</p></div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_limiting_your_running_jobs">Limiting your running jobs</h3>
<div class="paragraph"><p>The following example will limit a test in the jobgroup "group1" to no more than 10 tests simultaneously.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>In your testconfig:</p></div>
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jobgroup group1</pre>
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<pre>[jobgroups]
group1 10
custdes 4</pre>
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<h2 id="_debugging_tricks">Debugging Tricks</h2>
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<h3 id="_examining_the_environment">Examining The Environment</h3>
<div class="sect3">
<h4 id="_test_control_panel_xterm">Test Control Panel - xterm</h4>
<div class="paragraph"><p>From the dashboard click on a test PASS/FAIL button. This brings up a test control panel. Aproximately near the center left of the
window there is a button "Start Xterm". Push this to get an xterm with the full context and environment loaded for that test. You can run
scripts or ezsteps by copying from the testconfig (hint, load up the testconfig in a separate gvim or emacs window). This is the easiest way
to debug your tests.</p></div>
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<h4 id="_during_config_file_processing">During Config File Processing</h4>
<div class="paragraph"><p>It is often helpful to know the content of variables in various
contexts as Megatest does the actions needed to run your tests. A handy technique is to force the startup of an xterm in the context being examined.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>For example, if an item list is not being generated as expected you
can inject the startup of an xterm as if it were an item:</p></div>
<div class="listingblock">
<div class="title">Original items table</div>
<div class="content monospaced">
<pre>[items]
CELLNAME [system getcellname.sh]</pre>
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<div class="title">Items table modified for debug</div>
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<pre>[items]
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CELLNAME [system getcellnames.sh]</pre>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>When this test is run an xterm will pop up. In that xterm the
environment is exactly that in which the script "getcellnames.sh"
would run. You can now debug the script to find out why it isn&#8217;t
working as expected.</p></div>
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<h4 id="_organising_your_tests_and_tasks">Organising Your Tests and Tasks</h4>
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Why Megatest?
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The Megatest project was started for two reasons, the first was an
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of regression tests and the second was the fact that I had written or

maintained several such tools at different companies over the years. I
thought a single open source tool, flexible enough to meet the needs
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