From c2a5e5bea55fa66e5754b9038e1b491065fff3d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stewart X Addison Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 17:30:28 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] doc: update FAQ to mention aqa-tests branches Signed-off-by: Stewart X Addison --- FAQ.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 45c24e5fae..ba08c39ec9 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -201,7 +201,11 @@ an individual test for example: `test/jdk/java/lang/invoke/lambda/LambdaFileEncodingSerialization.java` If you then need to run manually on the machine itself (outside jenkins) -then the process is typically like this: +then the process is typically like this. If you're testing a build which +isn't the latest (such as a previous GA/the last release) it is recommended +that you check out the appropriate branch for the last release from the +aqa-tests repository in the first line here to avoid the test material not +matching the JDK under test which can lead to false failures. ```sh git clone https://github.com/adoptium/aqa-tests && cd aqa-tests From 2e15453eb92c810d36ea0ea3110883ea9a361f7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stewart X Addison Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 09:23:32 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update following review Signed-off-by: Stewart X Addison --- FAQ.md | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index ba08c39ec9..b2c552e2ef 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -201,11 +201,11 @@ an individual test for example: `test/jdk/java/lang/invoke/lambda/LambdaFileEncodingSerialization.java` If you then need to run manually on the machine itself (outside jenkins) -then the process is typically like this. If you're testing a build which -isn't the latest (such as a previous GA/the last release) it is recommended -that you check out the appropriate branch for the last release from the -aqa-tests repository in the first line here to avoid the test material not -matching the JDK under test which can lead to false failures. +then the process is typically like this. To avoid the test material not +matching the JDK under test which can lead to false failures when you're +testing a build which isn't the latest (such as a previous GA/the last +release), it is recommended that you check out the appropriate branch for +the last release from the aqa-tests repository in the first line here. ```sh git clone https://github.com/adoptium/aqa-tests && cd aqa-tests