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authorMatt Arsenault <Matthew.Arsenault@amd.com>2013-11-10 02:04:09 +0000
committerMatt Arsenault <Matthew.Arsenault@amd.com>2013-11-10 02:04:09 +0000
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Allow multiple check prefixes in FileCheck.
This is useful if you want to run multiple variations of a single test, and the majority of check lines should be the same. llvm-svn: 194343
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@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ OPTIONS
.. option:: --check-prefix prefix
- FileCheck searches the contents of ``match-filename`` for patterns to match.
- By default, these patterns are prefixed with "``CHECK:``". If you'd like to
- use a different prefix (e.g. because the same input file is checking multiple
- different tool or options), the :option:`--check-prefix` argument allows you
- to specify a specific prefix to match.
+ FileCheck searches the contents of ``match-filename`` for patterns to
+ match. By default, these patterns are prefixed with "``CHECK:``".
+ If you'd like to use a different prefix (e.g. because the same input
+ file is checking multiple different tool or options), the
+ :option:`--check-prefix` argument allows you to specify one or more
+ prefixes to match. Multiple prefixes are useful for tests which might
+ change for different run options, but most lines remain the same.
.. option:: --input-file filename
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