[eclipse-dev] Setting global vm args in releng automated test framework

["Sonia Dimitrov" <Sonia_Dimitrov@xxxxxxxxxx>]

For anyone using the command line automated
test framework used in the Eclipse 2.1.1 and 3.0 builds, there is now support
for setting vm args that run the JUnit plugin tests.

This is accomplished by doing the following:

1.  Download and install the test
framework and tests for a given build as specified here:

http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/~checkout~/org.eclipse.test/readme.html?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/html

2.  Create a file containing the
line extraVMargs=<desired vm args>.  For example to run tests
with the JIT disabled, use the entry "extraVMargs=-Djava.compiler=NONE".
3.  Execute runtests with the "
-properties <path to file created above>" flag.


Please let me know if there are any
questions.

Thanks,

Sonia