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DH_OCTAVE_CHECK(1) dh-octave DH_OCTAVE_CHECK(1)

NAME

dh_octave_check - automatically run an Octave-Forge package test suite

SYNOPSIS

dh_octave_check

DESCRIPTION

dh_octave_check performs the automated tests present in both *.m and C++ files in the sub-directories of the current directory, which should be the top-level source directory of an Octave add-on package. It also runs the script debian/check.m, if it exists.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

Some aspects of the execution of dh_octave_check can be controlled through the environment variables listed below. These variables can also be set in file "debian/checkvars", which is sourced by dh_octave_check.
DH_OCTAVE_EXCLUDE_TEST
A space-separated list with the the names of the files whose unit tests should not be run.
DH_OCTAVE_TEST_OPT
The optional second argument for Octave’s test function. Allowed values are "quiet", "normal", and "verbose".
DH_OCTAVE_TEST_ENV
Prefix for calling the Octave command. It can be used for setting environment variables to Sensible values (for instance "LD_PRELOAD=") and specifying another program under which Octave must be run (like "xvfb-run").
octave
Name of the Octave binary to run (defaults to "octave-cli").
octave_options
Command line options for Octave (defaults to "--no-history --silent --no-init-file --no-window-system").

SEE ALSO

debhelper(7), dh(1), dh_octave_substvar(1), dh_octave_clean(1), dh_octave_version(1), dh_octave_changelogs(1), dh_octave_examples(1)

This program is meant to be used together with debhelper for Debian packages derived from Octave-Forge packages.

AUTHOR

Rafael Laboissière <rafael@debian.org>
2018-10-15 0.6.0~bpo9+1