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To run the tests, do:
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cd tests/
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./run-tests
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This finds all scripts in the test directory named test-* and executes
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them. The scripts can be either shell scripts or Python. Each test is
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run in a temporary directory that is removed when the test is complete.
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A test-<x> succeeds if the script returns success and its output
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matches test-<x>.out. If the new output doesn't match, it is stored in
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test-<x>.err.
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There are some tricky points here that you should be aware of when
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writing tests:
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- hg commit and hg up -m want user interaction
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  for commit use -m "text"
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  for hg up -m, set HGMERGE to something noninteractive (like true or merge)
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- changeset hashes will change based on user and date which make
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  things like hg history output change
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  use commit -m "test" -u test -d "0 0"
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- diff will show the current time
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  use hg diff | sed "s/\(\(---\|+++\) [^ \t]*\)[ \t].*/\1/" to strip
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  dates
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- set -x and pipelines don't generate stable output
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  turn off set -x or break pipelines into pieces
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