cmd/go: go test [-h | -? | -help] shows output for go help #6576
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@minux That's fine. I would think users would expect either the result of "go help testflag" or a listing of all the flags that the test execution expects (which go test -abcdefg gives). The current output is the result of running "go help" or "go -h", etc. It's nice for folks running tests to see the flags that the current test execution expects, in the most intuitive way. Sample output: go test [-h | -? | help] Usage of /home/all/tmp/go-build595553679/ugorji.net/codec/_test/codec.test: -bd=1: Bench Depth: If >1, potential unreliable results due to stack growth -tdbg=false: Test Debug -test.bench="": regular expression to select benchmarks to run ... For more detailed information on the standard test flags, run "go help testflag". |
On further thought, I agree too that go test [-h | -? | -help] should output result of "go help testflag". This is consistent with other go XXX commands. Having said that, it will be nice to have a standard command recognized by "go test" that will show the flags that the current test execution takes. Right now, the workaround is to pass a non recognized flag. |
a hacky solution: https://golang.org/cl/14502065 |
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This issue was closed by revision 8606b97. Status changed to Fixed. |
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CL https://golang.org/cl/12173 mentions this issue. |
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Originally 'go test -h' printed the output of 'go help test'. Then issue #6576 was filed, because that output didn't list (for example) -bench. CL 14502065 changed 'go test -h' to print the output of 'go help testflag'. Then issue #9209 was filed, because that output didn't list (for example) -c. To print all the relevant flags, parts of both 'go help test' and 'go help testflag' are needed. Refactor the help messages to make those parts available and print them. Fixes #9209. Change-Id: Ie8205b8fb37d00c10d25b3fc98f14286ec46c4e3 Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/12173 Reviewed-by: Rob Pike <r@golang.org>
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When I run go test -h (or -help or -?) on the command line, I expect to see the full list of arguments that the generated pkg.test expects. However, I instead see the output of go help. I have to pass some arguments unknown to go command and to my test flags to see the output. For example, if I run go test -randomstring go test -abcdef Then I see the command line flags that my test accepts. Which compiler are you using (5g, 6g, 8g, gccgo)? 6g Which version are you using? (run 'go version') go version devel +47b2b07a837f Fri Oct 11 16:39:40 2013 -0700 linux/amd64 Please provide any additional information below.The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: