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MYSQL-TEST-RUN.PL(1)                        MySQL Database System                       MYSQL-TEST-RUN.PL(1)



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 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

       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).  --skip-test has the opposite effect of skipping test cases for which the names share a
       common prefix.

       As of MySQL 5.0.54/5.1.23/6.0.5, the argument for the --do-test and --skip-test options 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 xmainytestz.

       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 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 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       | Path name to mysqltest binary       |
       +-----------------+-------------------------------------+
       |MYSQLTEST_VARDIR | Path name to the var directory that |
       |                 | is used for                         |
       |                 |                 logs, temporary     |
       |                 | files, and so forth                 |
       +-----------------+-------------------------------------+
       |MYSQLD_BOOTSTRAP | Full path name 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-bindir

          The path to the directory where client binaries are located. This option was added in MySQL
          5.0.66/5.1.27.

         --client-ddd

          Start mysqltest in the ddd debugger.

         --client-debugger

          Start mysqltest in the named debugger.

         --client-gdb

          Start mysqltest in the gdb debugger.

         --client-libdir

          The path to the directory where client libraries are located. This option was added in MySQL
          5.0.66/5.1.27.

         --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. See Section 4.9, "Passing Options from mysql-test-run.pl to mysqld or mysqltest".

          This option was added in MySQL 5.1.23/6.0.4.

         --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.

         --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.

          For information about using the Debug Sync facility for testing, see Section 4.14, "Thread
          Synchronization in Test Cases".

          This option was added in MySQL 6.0.6.

         --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.

          As of MySQL 5.0.54/5.1.23/6.0.5, the argument for the --do-test option 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.

         --embedded-server

          Use a version of mysqltest built with the embedded server.

         --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. This option was added in MySQL 5.1.33/6.0.11.

         --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=value

          Extra options to pass to mysqld. The value should consist of one or more comma-separated mysqld
          options. See Section 4.9, "Passing Options from mysql-test-run.pl to mysqld or mysqltest".

         --mysqltest=value

          Extra options to pass to mysqltest. The value should consist of one or more comma-separated
          mysqltest options. See Section 4.9, "Passing Options from mysql-test-run.pl to mysqld or
          mysqltest". This option was added in MySQL 6.0.6.

         --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.

          As of MySQL 5.0.54/5.1.23/6.0.5, 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-*

          --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

          Initialize and start servers with the startup settings for the first specified test case. For
          example:

          shell> cd mysql-test
          shell> ./mysql-test-run.pl --start alias &
       This option was added in MySQL 5.1.32/6.0.11.

         --start-and-exit

          Initialize and start servers with the startup settings for the specified test case or cases, if
          any, and then exit. 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-and-exit
          shell> ../mysql -S ./var/tmp/master.sock -h localhost -u root

         --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 user name 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 path name 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.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.

       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 02110-1301
       USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

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
       Sun Microsystems, Inc. (http://www.mysql.com/).



MySQL                                            05/06/2009                             MYSQL-TEST-RUN.PL(1)

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