Rewrite pg_regress as a C program instead of a shell script.

This allows it to be used on Windows without installing mingw
(though you do still need 'diff'), and opens the door to future
improvements such as message localization.
Magnus Hagander and Tom Lane.

Author: tglsfdc

doc/FAQ_HPUX

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL 7.3
 HP-UX Specific
 TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NORMAL FAQ
 =======================================================
-last updated:           $Date: 2004/09/02 17:46:24 $
+last updated:           $Date: 2006/07/19 02:37:00 $
 
 current maintainer:     Tom Lane (tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us)
 original author:        Tom Lane (tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us)
@@ -84,19 +84,3 @@ low-order-digit differences in the geometry tests, which vary depending
 on which compiler and math library versions you use.
 
 Any other error is cause for suspicion.
-
-The parallel regression test script (gmake check) is known to lock up
-on PA-RISC when run under HP's Bourne shells: /usr/bin/sh and
-/sbin/sh. To fix this problem, you will need PHCO_30269 with its
-dependent patch or successor patches:
-
-    PHCO_30269  s700_800 cumulative sh-posix(1) patch
-    PHCO_29816  s700_800 rc(1M) scripts cumulative patch 
-
-To work around this problem, use ksh to run the regression script:
-
-	gmake SHELL=/bin/ksh check
-
-If you see that the tests have stopped making progress and only a shell
-process is consuming CPU, kill the shell process and start over with the
-above command.

doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml,v 1.52 2006/06/18 15:38:36 petere Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml,v 1.53 2006/07/19 02:37:00 tgl Exp $ -->
 
  <chapter id="regress">
   <title id="regress-title">Regression Tests</title>
@@ -110,19 +110,6 @@ gmake MAX_CONNECTIONS=10 check
     runs no more than ten tests concurrently.
    </para>
 
-   <para>
-    On some systems, the default Bourne-compatible shell
-    (<filename>/bin/sh</filename>) gets confused when it has to manage
-    too many child processes in parallel.  This may cause the parallel
-    test run to lock up or fail.  In such cases, specify a different
-    Bourne-compatible shell on the command line, for example:
-<screen>
-gmake SHELL=/bin/ksh check
-</screen>
-    If no non-broken shell is available, you may be able to work around the
-    problem by limiting the number of connections, as shown above.
-   </para>
-
   <para>
    To run the tests after installation<![%standalone-ignore;[ (see <xref linkend="installation">)]]>,
    initialize a data area and start the
@@ -370,13 +357,10 @@ testname/platformpattern=comparisonfilename
     The test name is just the name of the particular regression test
     module.  The platform pattern is a pattern in the style of the Unix
     tool <command>expr</> (that is, a regular expression with an implicit
-    <literal>^</literal> anchor
-    at the start).  It is matched against the platform name as printed
-    by <command>config.guess</command> followed by
-    <literal>:gcc</literal> or <literal>:cc</literal>, depending on
-    whether you use the GNU compiler or the system's native compiler
-    (on systems where there is a difference).  The comparison file
-    name is the base name of the substitute result comparison file.
+    <literal>^</literal> anchor at the start).  It is matched against the
+    platform name as printed by <command>config.guess</command>.
+    The comparison file name is the base name of the substitute result
+    comparison file.
    </para>
 
    <para>

src/makefiles/pgxs.mk

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # PGXS: PostgreSQL extensions makefile
 
-# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/makefiles/pgxs.mk,v 1.7 2005/12/09 21:19:36 petere Exp $ 
+# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/makefiles/pgxs.mk,v 1.8 2006/07/19 02:37:00 tgl Exp $ 
 
 # This file contains generic rules to build many kinds of simple
 # extension modules.  You only need to set a few variables and include
@@ -230,16 +230,16 @@ endif # VPATH
 .PHONY: submake
 submake:
 ifndef PGXS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(top_builddir)/src/test/regress pg_regress
+	$(MAKE) -C $(top_builddir)/src/test/regress pg_regress$(X)
 endif
 
 # against installed postmaster
 installcheck: submake
-	$(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/src/test/regress/pg_regress $(REGRESS_OPTS) $(REGRESS)
+	$(top_builddir)/src/test/regress/pg_regress $(REGRESS_OPTS) $(REGRESS)
 
 # in-tree test doesn't work yet (no way to install my shared library)
 #check: all submake
-#	$(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/src/test/regress/pg_regress --temp-install \
+#	$(top_builddir)/src/test/regress/pg_regress --temp-install \
 #	  --top-builddir=$(top_builddir) $(REGRESS_OPTS) $(REGRESS)
 check:
 	@echo "'make check' is not supported."

src/pl/plperl/GNUmakefile

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Makefile for PL/Perl
-# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/pl/plperl/GNUmakefile,v 1.26 2005/12/09 21:19:36 petere Exp $
+# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/pl/plperl/GNUmakefile,v 1.27 2006/07/19 02:37:00 tgl Exp $
 
 subdir = src/pl/plperl
 top_builddir = ../../..
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ uninstall:
 	rm -f '$(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir)/plperl$(DLSUFFIX)'
 
 installcheck: submake
-	$(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/src/test/regress/pg_regress $(REGRESS_OPTS) $(REGRESS)
+	$(top_builddir)/src/test/regress/pg_regress $(REGRESS_OPTS) $(REGRESS)
 
 .PHONY: submake
 submake:
-	$(MAKE) -C $(top_builddir)/src/test/regress pg_regress
+	$(MAKE) -C $(top_builddir)/src/test/regress pg_regress$(X)
 
 clean distclean maintainer-clean: clean-lib
 	rm -f SPI.c $(OBJS)

src/pl/plpython/Makefile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/pl/plpython/Makefile,v 1.24 2005/12/09 21:19:36 petere Exp $
+# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/pl/plpython/Makefile,v 1.25 2006/07/19 02:37:00 tgl Exp $
 
 subdir = src/pl/plpython
 top_builddir = ../../..
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ uninstall:
 	rm -f '$(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir)/plpython$(DLSUFFIX)'
 
 installcheck: submake
-	$(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/src/test/regress/pg_regress $(REGRESS_OPTS) $(REGRESS)
+	$(top_builddir)/src/test/regress/pg_regress $(REGRESS_OPTS) $(REGRESS)
 
 .PHONY: submake
 submake:
-	$(MAKE) -C $(top_builddir)/src/test/regress pg_regress
+	$(MAKE) -C $(top_builddir)/src/test/regress pg_regress$(X)
 
 clean distclean maintainer-clean: clean-lib
 	rm -f $(OBJS)

src/pl/tcl/Makefile

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for the pltcl shared object
 #
-# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/pl/tcl/Makefile,v 1.48 2005/12/09 21:19:36 petere Exp $
+# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/pl/tcl/Makefile,v 1.49 2006/07/19 02:37:00 tgl Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ uninstall:
 	$(MAKE) -C modules $@
 
 installcheck: submake
-	$(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/src/test/regress/pg_regress $(REGRESS_OPTS) $(REGRESS)
+	$(top_builddir)/src/test/regress/pg_regress $(REGRESS_OPTS) $(REGRESS)
 
 .PHONY: submake
 submake:
-	$(MAKE) -C $(top_builddir)/src/test/regress pg_regress
+	$(MAKE) -C $(top_builddir)/src/test/regress pg_regress$(X)
 
 else # TCL_SHARED_BUILD = 0
 

src/test/regress/GNUmakefile

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2006, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
 # Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
 #
-# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/test/regress/GNUmakefile,v 1.57 2006/03/05 15:59:11 momjian Exp $
+# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/test/regress/GNUmakefile,v 1.58 2006/07/19 02:37:00 tgl Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -34,32 +34,33 @@ ifdef NO_LOCALE
 NOLOCALE += --no-locale
 endif
 
+# stuff to pass into build of pg_regress
+EXTRADEFS = '-DPGBINDIR="$(bindir)"' \
+	'-DLIBDIR="$(libdir)"' \
+	'-DPGSHAREDIR="$(datadir)"' \
+	'-DHOST_TUPLE="$(host_tuple)"' \
+	'-DMAKEPROG="$(MAKE)"'
+
 ##
 ## Prepare for tests
 ##
 
 # Build regression test driver
 
-all: pg_regress
+all: submake-libpgport pg_regress$(X)
+
+pg_regress$(X): pg_regress.o
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $^ $(libpq_pgport) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) -o $@
 
-pg_regress: pg_regress.sh GNUmakefile $(top_builddir)/src/Makefile.global
-	sed -e 's,@bindir@,$(bindir),g' \
-	    -e 's,@libdir@,$(libdir),g' \
-	    -e 's,@pkglibdir@,$(pkglibdir),g' \
-	    -e 's,@datadir@,$(datadir),g' \
-	    -e 's/@VERSION@/$(VERSION)/g' \
-	    -e 's/@host_tuple@/$(host_tuple)/g' \
-	    -e 's,@GMAKE@,$(MAKE),g' \
-	    -e 's/@enable_shared@/$(enable_shared)/g' \
-	    -e 's/@GCC@/$(GCC)/g' \
-	  $< >$@
-	chmod a+x $@
+# depend on Makefile.global to ensure that symbol changes propagate
+pg_regress.o: pg_regress.c $(top_builddir)/src/Makefile.global
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(EXTRADEFS) -c -o $@ $<
 
-install: pg_regress
-	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) pg_regress '$(DESTDIR)$(pgxsdir)/$(subdir)/pg_regress'
+install: pg_regress$(X)
+	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) pg_regress$(X) '$(DESTDIR)$(pgxsdir)/$(subdir)/pg_regress$(X)'
 
 uninstall:
-	rm -f '$(DESTDIR)$(pgxsdir)/$(subdir)/pg_regress'
+	rm -f '$(DESTDIR)$(pgxsdir)/$(subdir)/pg_regress$(X)'
 
 
 # Build dynamically-loaded object file for CREATE FUNCTION ... LANGUAGE C.
@@ -143,17 +144,17 @@ all-spi:
 check: all
 	-rm -rf ./testtablespace
 	mkdir ./testtablespace
-	$(SHELL) ./pg_regress --temp-install --top-builddir=$(top_builddir) --temp-port=$(TEMP_PORT) --schedule=$(srcdir)/parallel_schedule --multibyte=$(MULTIBYTE) --load-language=plpgsql $(MAXCONNOPT) $(NOLOCALE)
+	./pg_regress --temp-install=./tmp_check --top-builddir=$(top_builddir) --temp-port=$(TEMP_PORT) --schedule=$(srcdir)/parallel_schedule --multibyte=$(MULTIBYTE) --load-language=plpgsql $(MAXCONNOPT) $(NOLOCALE)
 
 installcheck: all
 	-rm -rf ./testtablespace
 	mkdir ./testtablespace
-	$(SHELL) ./pg_regress --schedule=$(srcdir)/serial_schedule --multibyte=$(MULTIBYTE) --load-language=plpgsql $(NOLOCALE)
+	./pg_regress --schedule=$(srcdir)/serial_schedule --multibyte=$(MULTIBYTE) --load-language=plpgsql $(NOLOCALE)
 
 installcheck-parallel: all
 	-rm -rf ./testtablespace
 	mkdir ./testtablespace
-	$(SHELL) ./pg_regress --schedule=$(srcdir)/parallel_schedule --multibyte=$(MULTIBYTE) --load-language=plpgsql $(MAXCONNOPT) $(NOLOCALE)
+	./pg_regress --schedule=$(srcdir)/parallel_schedule --multibyte=$(MULTIBYTE) --load-language=plpgsql $(MAXCONNOPT) $(NOLOCALE)
 
 
 # old interfaces follow...
@@ -163,10 +164,10 @@ runtest: installcheck
 runtest-parallel: installcheck-parallel
 
 bigtest:
-	$(SHELL) ./pg_regress --schedule=$(srcdir)/serial_schedule --multibyte=$(MULTIBYTE) --load-language=plpgsql $(NOLOCALE) numeric_big 
+	./pg_regress --schedule=$(srcdir)/serial_schedule --multibyte=$(MULTIBYTE) --load-language=plpgsql $(NOLOCALE) numeric_big 
 
 bigcheck:
-	$(SHELL) ./pg_regress --temp-install --top-builddir=$(top_builddir) --temp-port=$(TEMP_PORT) --schedule=$(srcdir)/parallel_schedule --multibyte=$(MULTIBYTE) --load-language=plpgsql $(MAXCONNOPT) $(NOLOCALE) numeric_big
+	./pg_regress --temp-install=./tmp_check --top-builddir=$(top_builddir) --temp-port=$(TEMP_PORT) --schedule=$(srcdir)/parallel_schedule --multibyte=$(MULTIBYTE) --load-language=plpgsql $(MAXCONNOPT) $(NOLOCALE) numeric_big
 
 
 ##
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ clean distclean maintainer-clean: clean-lib
 # things built by `all' target
 	rm -f $(NAME)$(DLSUFFIX) $(OBJS)
 	$(MAKE) -C $(contribdir)/spi clean
-	rm -f $(output_files) $(input_files) pg_regress
+	rm -f $(output_files) $(input_files) pg_regress.o pg_regress$(X)
 # things created by various check targets
 	rm -rf testtablespace
 	rm -rf results tmp_check log

src/test/regress/Makefile

@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 # GNU make uses a make file named "GNUmakefile" in preference to "Makefile"
 # if it exists.  Postgres is shipped with a "GNUmakefile".
 
-all install clean dep depend:
+all install clean dep depend check installcheck:
 	@echo "You must use GNU make to use Postgres.  It may be installed"
 	@echo "on your system with the name 'gmake'."