Hey Niels,
I'm no expert on bitcoind tests, but maybe these bits of information can help you get started: The steps to build bitcoind typically involve running: ./autogen.sh ./configure make make install When you run autogen, the autoreconf <https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.68/html_node/autoreconf-Invocation.html> tool is invoked which creates the configure script that gets run next. The configure script is generated based on the configure.ac <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/configure.ac> file, which performs a number of compatibility checks for the compiler and other tooling. You can see these checks being performed with the AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG calls. My understanding is that running configure does a lot of system compatibility checks. When you run "make", I do not think any tests get run by default, but I could be wrong about this. If you want to run unit tests you need to run "make check". You can read more about this here <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/src/test/README.md> There are unit tests for bitcoind written in C++ and a lot of integration and higher level tests written in python. Hopefully this information was useful and accurate. Again, I could be wrong about exactly how the build process works as it's not super obvious. Hopefully someone else more knowledgeable than me can chime in here if I got anything wrong. Best, Alex On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 10:06 AM Niels Thijssen via bitcoin-dev < bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote: > > As no one was able to respond, a gentle reminder : 😊 > > Hi, > > I'm working as (software) test specialist and run private a full bitcoin > node (based upon Raspberry Pi 4). > I've been trying to figure out the tests performed during > installation/upgrade/compilation of the software for the node. > Is there any overview on what's the (common) test approach, or other > stuff. Because the tests on GitHub don't help me that much. > I'd like to figure out what/how is tested, maybe refine test cases, and > try some manual test also, as part of learning. > > Who would be able to join me or share information that guides me. > Thanks in advance, > > Niels. > > > > -------- Disclaimer -------- > This email and any files transmitted may contain proprietary and > confidential information of Improve Quality Services B.V. (‘Improve QS’) > and is intended only for the (use of the) named recipient(s) above. If you > have received this message in error or are not the intended or named > recipient(s) of this message, please immediately notify the sender by > return and delete this email message from your computer. Any views or > opinions presented are solely those of its author and do not necessarily > represent those of Improve QS. You are hereby notified that unauthorized > disclosure, use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this > e-mail and its attachments either whole or partial of its contents is > strictly prohibited. Improve QS cannot guarantee that email communications > are secured and error-free and does not accept any liability for damages > resulting from the use of email. The general terms and conditions of > purchase respectively sale and delivery of Improve QS are applicable to all > transactions and undertakings resulting therefrom. > > _______________________________________________ > bitcoin-dev mailing list > bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org > https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev >
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