Compiling the test suite
The FreeBASIC project has a suite of tests which ensure that bugs stay dead and that new bugs have a harder time of gaining a foothold.
Compiling and getting Test Results
The tests are located in the tests subdirectory within the main FreeBASIC directory. The following two commands will compile and run all the tests:
$ make unit-tests generates fbc-tests[.exe] $ make log-tests generates failed-test-fb.log generates failed-test-qb.log generates failed-test-deprecated.log if all tests passed, the log file reports "None found"
Initial generation of index files will take place, followed by the compilation of hundreds of tests. Be patient, it can take a while to run all of the tests...
More testing options
Invoking with make will present the following help text:
$ make usage: make target [options] Targets: unit-tests log-tests failed-tests check mostlyclean clean Options: FBC=/path/fbc FB_LANG=fb | fblite | qb | deprecated DEBUG=1 EXTRAERR=1 TARGET=target ARCH=arch (default is 486) OS=DOS FPU=fpu | sse FPMODE=fast | precise GEN=gas | gcc UNITTEST_RUN_ARGS=args ENABLE_CHECK_BUGS=1 ENABLE_CONSOLE_OUTPUT=1 Targets: Configuration and Checks check Example: make all available tests make unit-tests make log-tests Example: make the -lang qb tests make log-tests FB_LANG=qb
Reporting Test Failures
If everything is working as it should, there should be no failures. If there is a failure, then it could indicate a problem with the compiler, or a particular build target. If you get failures, please consider reporting on https://www.freebasic.net/forum so others can investigate.
Thank you for running the tests and contributing to make FreeBASIC a healthy compiler!
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