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When running tests under Valgrind it would be useful to pass a suppression file for the known one-off allocations done by Clutter and by its dependencies. This trims the output of Valgrind and improves the ability to actually spot leaks.
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Outline of test categories:
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The conform/ tests should be non-interactive unit-tests that verify a single
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feature is behaving as documented. See conform/ADDING_NEW_TESTS for more
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details.
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The micro-bench/ tests should be focused perfomance test, ideally testing a
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single metric. Please never forget that these tests are synthetec and if you
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are using them then you understand what metric is being tested. They probably
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don't reflect any real world application loads and the intention is that you
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use these tests once you have already determined the crux of your problem and
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need focused feedback that your changes are indeed improving matters. There is
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no exit status requirements for these tests, but they should give clear
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feedback as to their performance. If the framerate is the feedback metric, then
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the test should forcibly enable FPS debugging.
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The interactive/ tests are any tests whose status can not be determined without
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a user looking at some visual output, or providing some manual input etc. This
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covers most of the original Clutter tests. Ideally some of these tests will be
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migrated into the conformance/ directory so they can be used in automated
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nightly tests.
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The data/ directory contains optional data (like images and ClutterScript
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definitions) that can be referenced by a test.
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Other notes:
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• All tests should ideally include a detailed description in the source
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explaining exactly what the test is for, how the test was designed to work,
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and possibly a rationale for the approach taken for testing.
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• When running tests under Valgrind, you should follow the instructions
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available here:
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http://live.gnome.org/Valgrind
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and also use the suppression file available inside the data/ directory.
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