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><P
>DejaGnu uses a named array in Tcl to hold all the info for
      each machine. In the case of a canadian cross, this means host
      information as well as target information. The named array is
      called <SPAN
CLASS="SYMBOL"
>target_info</SPAN
>, and it has two indices. The
      following fields are part of the array.</P
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><A
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>Command Line Option Variables</A
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>In the user editable second section of the <A
HREF="configfile.html#PERSONAL"
>Personal Config File</A
> you can not only override the configuration
	variables captured in the first section, but also specify
	default values for all on the <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>runtest</B
>
	command line options.  Save for <TT
CLASS="OPTION"
>--debug</TT
>,
	<TT
CLASS="OPTION"
>--help</TT
>, and <TT
CLASS="OPTION"
>--version</TT
>, each 
	command line option has an associated Tcl variable.  Use the
	Tcl <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>set</B
> command to specify a new default
	value (as for the configuration variables).  The following
	table describes the correspondence between command line
	options and variables you can set in
	<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>site.exp</TT
>.  <A
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>Invoking Runtest</A
>, for
	explanations of the command-line options.</P
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>Table 1. Tcl Variables For Command Line Options</B
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>runtest</TH
><TH
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>Tcl</TH
><TH
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>option</TH
><TH
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>variable</TH
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>--all</TD
><TD
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>all_flag</TD
><TD
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VALIGN="TOP"
>display all test results if set</TD
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><TD
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>--baud</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>baud</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>set the default baud rate to something other than
	    9600.</TD
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><TD
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VALIGN="TOP"
>--connect</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>connectmode</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>rlogin</B
>,
	    <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>telnet</B
>, <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>rsh</B
>,
	    <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>kermit</B
>, <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>tip</B
>, or
	    <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>mondfe</B
></TD
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><TD
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>--outdir</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>outdir</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>directory for <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>tool.sum</TT
> and
	    <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>tool.log.</TT
></TD
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><TD
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>--objdir</TD
><TD
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VALIGN="TOP"
>objdir</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>directory for pre-compiled binaries</TD
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><TD
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VALIGN="TOP"
>--reboot</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>reboot</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>reboot the target if set to
	    <I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>"1"</I
>; do not reboot if set to
	    <I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>"0"</I
> (the default).</TD
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>--srcdir</TD
><TD
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VALIGN="TOP"
>srcdir</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>directory of test subdirectories</TD
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><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>--strace</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>tracelevel</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>a number: Tcl trace depth</TD
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><TR
><TD
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VALIGN="TOP"
>--tool</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>tool</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>name of tool to test; identifies init, test subdir</TD
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><TD
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VALIGN="TOP"
>--verbose</TD
><TD
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VALIGN="TOP"
>verbose</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>verbosity level.  As option, use multiple times; as
	    variable, set a number, 0 or greater.</TD
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><TD
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VALIGN="TOP"
>--target</TD
><TD
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VALIGN="TOP"
>target_triplet</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>The canonical configuration string for the target.</TD
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><TD
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>--host</TD
><TD
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VALIGN="TOP"
>host_triplet</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>The canonical configuration string for the host.</TD
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><TD
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>--build</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>build_triplet</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>The canonical configuration string for the build
	    host.</TD
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><TR
><TD
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VALIGN="TOP"
>--mail</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>address</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
>Email the output log to the specified address.</TD
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>Personal Config File</A
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>The personal config file is used to customize
      <B
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>runtest's</B
> behaviour for each person. It's
      typically used to set the user prefered setting for verbosity,
      and any experimental Tcl procedures. My personal
      <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>~/.dejagnurc</TT
> file looks like:</P
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><B
>Example 12. Personal Config File</B
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>	set all_flag 1
	set RLOGIN /usr/ucb/rlogin
	set RSH /usr/local/sbin/ssh
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>Here I set <SPAN
CLASS="SYMBOL"
>all_flag</SPAN
> so I see all the test
      cases that PASS along with the ones that FAIL. I also set
      <SPAN
CLASS="SYMBOL"
>RLOGIN</SPAN
> to the BSD version. I have
      <SPAN
CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
>Kerberos</SPAN
> installed, and when I rlogin
      to a target board, it usually isn't supported. So I use the non
      secure version rather than the default that's in my path. I also
      set <SPAN
CLASS="SYMBOL"
>RSH</SPAN
> to the <SPAN
CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
>SSH</SPAN
>
      secure shell, as rsh is mostly used to test unix
      machines within a local network here.</P
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