Add sanity checks that let us know if there are any problems before

we run the entire suite

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/xm-test/runtest.sh b/tools/xm-test/runtest.sh
index f366a48c74..fc124360ea 100755
--- a/tools/xm-test/runtest.sh
+++ b/tools/xm-test/runtest.sh
@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@ runnable_tests() {
 	exit 1
     fi
 
+    # Run a few sample tests to make sure things are working
+    # before we take the plunge
+    echo "Running sanity checks..."
+    make -C tests/_sanity check 2>&1 | grep REASON
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+	echo "Sanity checks failed"
+	exit 1
+    fi
+
 }
 
 # Get contact info if needed
@@ -119,7 +128,7 @@ get_contact_info() {
 # Run the tests
 run_tests() {
     output=$1
-    echo Running tests...
+    echo Running real tests...
     TEST_VERBOSE=1 make -k check > $output 2>&1
 }