import subprocess def run_subprocess(command, working_dir='.', expected_returncode=0): """ Helper function to run a shell command and report success/failure depending on the exit status of the shell command. """ # Note we need to capture stdout/stderr from the subprocess, # then print it, which nose/unittest will then capture and # buffer appropriately result = subprocess.run( command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, cwd=working_dir ) print(working_dir + " > " + " ".join(command)) print(result.stdout.decode('utf-8')) assert(result.returncode == expected_returncode) return result.stdout.decode('utf-8') def make(*args, working_dir='.', **kwargs): """ Runs a make target in the specified working directory Usage: make('clean', 'targetb', SCHEME='bla') """ make_command = 'make' return run_subprocess( [ make_command, *args, *['{}={}'.format(k, v) for k, v in kwargs.items()], ], working_dir=working_dir, )