Re: [libvirt PATCH 2/2] meson: Add tests_timeout build option

On Wed, Sep 09, 2020 at 04:17:21PM +0200, Andrea Bolognani wrote: > On Wed, 2020-09-09 at 15:01 +0100, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote: > > It appears that 'ninja test' is just a dumb shim to invoke > > 'meson test'. Given that using meson test directly looks > > much saner as you get the full range of functionality > > available. > > I think it's the other way around, isn't it? That is, 'meson test' > is a wrapper for 'ninja test' which adds a bunch of functionality on > top. That's not what the build.ninja says: build meson-test: CUSTOM_COMMAND all PHONY COMMAND = /usr/bin/meson test --no-rebuild --print-errorlogs DESC = Running$ all$ tests. pool = console build test: phony meson-test There's nothing else in the build.ninja that refers to execution of tests - it merely builds them.