Re: [PATCH v8 1/4] Acceptance tests: introduce BLD_DIR, SRC_DIR and LNK_DIR

[Cleber Rosa <crosa@redhat.com>]

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On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 01:02:39AM +0100, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
> On 12/19/19 12:24 AM, Cleber Rosa wrote:
> > Some tests may benefit from using resources from a build directory.
> > This introduces three variables that can help tests find resources in
> > those directories.
> > 
> > First, a BLD_DIR is assumed to exist, given that the primary form of
> > running the acceptance tests is from a build directory (which may or
> > may not be the same as the source tree, that is, the SRC_DIR).
> 
> Can we name this BUILD_DIR?
>

Yes, of course.

> This would be more in line with the other buildsys files (configure/make).
>

That's a good point.

> > If the directory containing the acceptance tests happens to be a link
> > to a directory (kept as LNK_DIR), it's assumed to it points to the
> > source tree (SRC_DIR), which is the behavior defined on the QEMU
> > Makefiles.  If the directory containing the acceptance tests is not a
> > link, then a in-tree build is assumed, and the BLD_DIR and SRC_DIR are
> > the same and LNK_DIR is set None.
> 
> Similarly, can we name this CURRENT_DIR instead of LNK_DIR?
>

Yes, or maybe even drop it?  TBH, I can only see use cases for build
and source dirs.  So, I assume you'd propose SRC_DIR would be
SOURCE_DIR?

Cheers,
- Cleber.

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