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diff --git a/contrib/gcc/doc/sourcebuild.texi b/contrib/gcc/doc/sourcebuild.texi index 9a14e44..8977869 100644 --- a/contrib/gcc/doc/sourcebuild.texi +++ b/contrib/gcc/doc/sourcebuild.texi @@ -738,6 +738,7 @@ here; FIXME: document the others. @menu * Test Idioms:: Idioms used in test suite code. * C Tests:: The C language test suites. +* libgcj Tests:: The Java library test suites. @end menu @node Test Idioms @@ -870,3 +871,23 @@ shouldn't. FIXME: merge in @file{testsuite/README.gcc} and discuss the format of test cases and magic comments more. + +@node libgcj Tests +@subsection The Java library test suites. + +Runtime tests are executed via @samp{make check} from the @samp{testsuite} +directory of the libjava hierarchy in the build tree. Additional runtime +tests can be checked into this testsuite. + +Regression testing of the core packages in libgcj is also covered by the +Mauve test suite. The @uref{http://sources.redhat.com/mauve/,,Mauve Project} +develops tests for the Java Class Libraries. These tests are run as part +of libgcj testing by specifying the location of the Mauve tree when invoking +@samp{make}, as in @samp{make MAUVEDIR=~/mauve check}. + +The @uref{http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/jacks/,, +Jacks} project provides a test suite for Java compilers that can be used +to test changes that affect the GCJ front end. There is no automated +mechanism to run the Jacks suite as part of GCJ testing. + +We encourage developers to contribute test cases to Mauve and Jacks. |
