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authorBoris Kolpackov <boris@codesynthesis.com>2022-10-14 08:37:41 +0200
committerBoris Kolpackov <boris@codesynthesis.com>2022-10-14 08:37:41 +0200
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parentf79357e50255a8d2d459a71f0f5770f1d6702167 (diff)
Add notes on serial execution in Testscript manual
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@@ -967,6 +967,9 @@ the teardown commands are executed sequentially and in the order specified.
Again, if any of them fail, the group execution is terminated and the group is
considered to have failed.
+\N|Currently, the only way to run several executables serially is to place
+them into a single compound test. See \l{#syntax-test Test} for details.|
+
As an example, consider the following version of \c{basics.testscript}:
\
@@ -1749,6 +1752,10 @@ cat <'verbose = true' >=$conf;
test1 $conf
\
+\N|As discussed in \l{#model Model and Execution}, tests are executed in
+parallel. Currently, the only way to run several executables serially is to
+place them into a single compound test.|
+
\h#syntax-variable|Variable|