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diff --git a/mysql-test/README.suites b/mysql-test/README.suites index 99155f37485..076fc216a0e 100644 --- a/mysql-test/README.suites +++ b/mysql-test/README.suites @@ -20,11 +20,18 @@ subdirectories under the suitedir or directly in the suitedir (that is suitedir/t/*.test or suitedir/*.test, same for *.result)) ========================== -A suite can contain a suite.opt file - at the same location where .test -files are. As usual, the .opt file can use $-substitutions for the -environment variables. +A suite can contain a suite.opt file - at the same location where .test files +are or in the suite directory. As usual, the .opt file can use $-substitutions +for the environment variables. Usually, using my.cnf template (see below) is preferrable. + +But command line options (.opt files and combinations file) get special +treatment - they can have special options that affect mtr behavior. cnf +files cannot. Special options are + --timezone, --plugin-load, --result-file, --config-file-template, + --default-time-zone, --force-restart + ========================== A suite can have suite.pm file in the suitedir. It must declare a package that inherits from My::Suite. @@ -108,8 +115,8 @@ Most probably a suite my.cnf will need to start from !include include/default_my.cnf and then modify the configuration as necessary. -========================== +========================== A suite can have combinations file in the suitedir. It uses my.cnf syntax but it cannot use @-substitutions. Instead, it can use $-substitutions for the environment variables. Because the combination options will not be |