simplify supervised vs. standalone mode detection; also fix the docs

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George Danchev
2012-04-21 15:41:45 +00:00
parent 877862304a
commit ed7cf4c6a7
3 changed files with 18 additions and 29 deletions

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@ -229,10 +229,15 @@ When exiting prematurely, make sure to call function cleanup.
Variables, general options, helper functions
The master script run_all_auto sets this variable:
RELENG_SCRIPT_RUN_BY_RUN_ALL_AUTO
1=supervised, the script is run by run_all_auto script
else=standalone, the script is run in standalone mode
The code piece inc/releng_getopts.inc should get executed inline at the
start of a test script.
It initializes the following variables and sets some of them according
to the general options of the test suite:
start of a test script. It initializes the following variables and sets
some of them according to the general options of the test suite:
SELF basename $0
@ -250,17 +255,12 @@ to the general options of the test suite:
SPECIFIC_HELP 0=normal operation, 1=print help text of script and exit 0
Default 0. Setable to 1 by option -h.
RELENG_STANDALONE 0=standalone, 1=supervised by run_all_auto script,
-1=undefined.
RELENG_PARENT Name of the parent process. Default: unknown_parent
The code piece inc/releng_getopts.inc defines the following functions
for use by the single tests:
standalone_or_supervised This is internally called routine to find
out the running mode of the scripts - standalone,
supervised by run_all_auto, or unknown.
supervised by run_all_auto.
No need to call it from the scripts themselves.
print_help Prints the help text for general options.