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avocado framework tests for qemu display devices
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-configuration
+
+run the tests
-------------
-Uses environment variables.
+avocado run *.py
-QEMU_BUILD_DIR (required)
- Should points to a qemu build tree. The python module and qemu
- binaries are used.
+configuration
+-------------
- Pointing to a qemu source tree works too. In that case only the
- python module is used.
+Tests can be configured using two environment variables.
-LINUX_BUILD_DIR (optional)
+QEMU_BUILD_DIR (optional)
+ Points to a qemu build tree. Uses the qemu binaries there for
+ testing (instead of the installed version).
+LINUX_BUILD_DIR (optional)
Points to a linux kernel build tree. Uses that kernel (instead of
the host kernel) for testing.
-run the tests
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-
-avocado run *.py
-