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# Line 109  distribution for a new release. Line 109  distribution for a new release.
109  . Compile and test with many different config options, and combinations of  . Compile and test with many different config options, and combinations of
110    options. The maint/ManyConfigTests script now encapsulates this testing.    options. The maint/ManyConfigTests script now encapsulates this testing.
111    
112  . Run perltest.pl on the test data for tests 1, 4, 6, and 11. The first two can  . Run perltest.pl on the test data for tests 1, 4, 6, and 11. The output should
113    be run with Perl 5.8 or >= 5.10; the last two require Perl >= 5.10. The    match the PCRE test output, apart from the version identification at the
114    output should match the PCRE test output, apart from the version    start of each test. The other tests are not Perl-compatible (they use various
115    identification at the start of each test. The other tests are not    PCRE-specific features or options).
   Perl-compatible (they use various PCRE-specific features or options).  
116    
117  . Test with valgrind by running "RunTest valgrind". There is also "RunGrepTest  . Test with valgrind by running "RunTest valgrind". There is also "RunGrepTest
118    valgrind", though that takes quite a long time.    valgrind", though that takes quite a long time.
119    
 . It may also useful to test with Electric Fence, though the fact that it  
   grumbles for missing free() calls can be a nuisance. (A missing free() in  
   pcretest is hardly a big problem.) To build with EF, use:  
   
     LIBS='/usr/lib/libefence.a -lpthread' with ./configure.  
   
   Then all normal runs use it to check for buffer overflow. Also run everything  
   with:  
   
     EF_PROTECT_BELOW=1 <whatever>  
   
   because there have been problems with lookbehinds that looked too far.  
   
120  . Test with the emulated memmove() function by undefining HAVE_MEMMOVE and  . Test with the emulated memmove() function by undefining HAVE_MEMMOVE and
121    HAVE_BCOPY in config.h. You may see a number of "pcre_memmove defined but not    HAVE_BCOPY in config.h. You may see a number of "pcre_memmove defined but not
122    used" warnings for the modules in which there is no call to memmove(). These    used" warnings for the modules in which there is no call to memmove(). These
# Line 329  others are relatively new. Line 315  others are relatively new.
315  Philip Hazel  Philip Hazel
316  Email local part: ph10  Email local part: ph10
317  Email domain: cam.ac.uk  Email domain: cam.ac.uk
318  Last updated: 03 June 2010  Last updated: 24 November 2010
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