tests: Add 'make check-valgrind' to run test suite under valgrind.

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b2ac4b3..4d3f91f 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ test_ls_version_SOURCES = test-ls-version.c tests.h miniexpect.h
 test_ls_version_CFLAGS = $(PCRE_CFLAGS) -Wall
 test_ls_version_LDADD = libminiexpect.la
 
+# parallel-tests breaks the ability to put 'valgrind' into
+# TESTS_ENVIRONMENT.  Hence we have to work around it:
+check-valgrind:
+       for t in $(TESTS); do \
+         $(LIBTOOL) --mode=execute $(VG) ./$$t; \
+         r=$$?; \
+         if [ $$r -ne 0 ]; then exit $$r; fi; \
+       done
+
 # Clean.
 
 CLEANFILES = *~

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e84650a..4343686 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ dnl Optional for building the manual page.  This is part of Perl.
 AC_CHECK_PROG([POD2MAN], [pod2man], [pod2man], [no])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_POD2MAN], [test "x$POD2MAN" != "xno"])
 
+dnl Optional for checking for memory errors.
+AC_CHECK_PROG([VALGRIND], [valgrind], [valgrind], [no])
+AS_IF([test "x$VALGRIND" != "xno"],[
+    VG='$(VALGRIND) --leak-check=full --show-leak-kinds=all --error-exitcode=119 --trace-children=no'
+],[
+    dnl Valgrind is not installed, so give a clear error if
+    dnl the user tries 'make check-valgrind'.
+    VG=ERROR_VALGRIND_IS_NOT_INSTALLED
+])
+AC_SUBST([VG])
+
 dnl Produce output files.
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])