Move test utilities to utils/test folder (#1109)

* Move test utilities to utils/test folder

* Fix makefile assignment

* Add new dir

* add new folder

* Correct copied makefile

* Fix dir typo

* Add missing include dir

* Remove unnecessary lib link

* Correct dependent dirs

* Fix conditional checks

* Disable test if not built

* fix path to executable

* Use fixture for swmr_vfd check

* Add release note

* Correct shell tests and c++ flag warning

* Update autotools c++ warning

* Fix typo

1 files changed, 26 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/test/test_usecases.sh.in b/test/test_usecases.sh.in
index eaa875e..3f7d5f1 100644
--- a/test/test_usecases.sh.in
+++ b/test/test_usecases.sh.in
@@ -21,14 +21,38 @@
 # For now, it shows how to run the test cases programs. It only verifies the
 # exit codes are okay (0).
 
+###############################################################################
+## test variables
+###############################################################################
+
+# Number of errors encountered during test run.
+nerrors=0
+
+# Define variables
+verbose=yes
+
+###############################################################################
+## Main
+###############################################################################
 srcdir=@srcdir@
 bindir=@bindir@
+testdir=@testdir@
+
+# The build (current) directory might be different than the source directory.
+if test -z "$srcdir"; then
+   srcdir=.
+fi
 
 # If the bindir directory is not set just use current (.).
 if test -z "$bindir"; then
    bindir=.
 fi
 
+# If the testdir directory is not set just use current (.).
+if test -z "$testdir"; then
+   testdir=.
+fi
+
 # Check to see if the VFD specified by the HDF5_DRIVER environment variable
 # supports SWMR.
 $bindir/swmr_check_compat_vfd
@@ -53,10 +77,6 @@ RESULT_SKIP="-SKIP-"
 USECASES_PROGRAMS="use_append_chunk use_append_mchunks"
 TESTNAME="Use Case"
 
-# Define variables
-nerrors=0
-verbose=yes
-
 # Source in the output filter function definitions.
 . $srcdir/../bin/output_filter.sh
 
@@ -91,7 +111,7 @@ TOOLTEST() {
     # Run test.
     TESTING $program $@
     (
-      $RUNSERIAL $bindir/$program "$@"
+      $RUNSERIAL $testdir/$program "$@"
     ) >$actual 2>$actual_err
     exit_code=$?
 
@@ -123,7 +143,7 @@ TOOLTEST() {
 # the test.  Running each of these tests in its own directory should eliminate
 # the problem.
 mkdir usecases_test
-cp twriteorder usecases_test
+cp $bindir/twriteorder usecases_test
 for FILE in use_*; do
     case "$FILE" in
         *.o) continue ;;    ## don't copy the .o files