Test subcommand

The test subcommand can be used to run individual tests or the whole test suite.

Usage¶

Long formShort form

Use the test subcommand by executing:

Bash
$ spice test [options] <test-source-file>

Use the test subcommand by executing:

Bash
$ spice t [options] <test-source-file>

You can apply following options to the test subcommand:

Option	Long	Description
`-d`	`--debug-output`	Print compiler output for debugging.
`-cst`	`--dump-cst`	Dump CST as serialized string and SVG image
`-ast`	`--dump-ast`	Dump AST as serialized string and SVG image
`-symtab`	`--dump-symtab`	Dump serialized symbol tables
`-types`	`--dump-types`	Dump all used types
`-ir`	`--dump-ir`	Dump LLVM-IR
`-s`, `-asm`	`--dump-assembly`	Dump Assembly code
`-j <n>`	`--jobs <n>`	Set number of jobs to parallelize compilation (default is auto)
`-O<x>`	-	Set optimization level. Valid options: `-O0`, `-O1`, `-O2`, `-O3`, `-Os`, `-Oz`
`-g`	`--debug-info`	Generate debug info to debug the executable in GDB, etc.
-	`--disable-verifier`	Disable LLVM module and function verification (only recommended for debugging the compiler)
-	`--ignore-cache`	Compile always and ignore the compile cache
-	`--use-lifetime-markers`	Generate lifetime markers to enhance optimizations