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test: Remove #! line from test-lib.sh
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index feb24f8f688d6e6c944b71b8d3adbc4cfb753688..82767c07ccf41ac3eb6cd964ce6bb783ba39dea9 100644 (file)
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/bash
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2005 Junio C Hamano
 #
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ done,*)
        ;;
 esac
 
-# Keep the original TERM for say_color
+# Keep the original TERM for say_color and test_emacs
 ORIGINAL_TERM=$TERM
 
 # For repeatability, reset the environment to known value.
@@ -50,6 +49,7 @@ TZ=UTC
 TERM=dumb
 export LANG LC_ALL PAGER TERM TZ
 GIT_TEST_CMP=${GIT_TEST_CMP:-diff -u}
+TEST_EMACS=${TEST_EMACS:-${EMACS:-emacs}}
 
 # Protect ourselves from common misconfiguration to export
 # CDPATH into the environment
@@ -116,6 +116,16 @@ do
        esac
 done
 
+if test -n "$debug"; then
+    print_subtest () {
+       printf " %-4s" "[$((test_count - 1))]"
+    }
+else
+    print_subtest () {
+       true
+    }
+fi
+
 if test -n "$color"; then
        say_color () {
                (
@@ -132,6 +142,7 @@ if test -n "$color"; then
                printf " "
                 printf "$@"
                tput sgr0
+               print_subtest
                )
        }
 else
@@ -140,11 +151,12 @@ else
                shift
                printf " "
                 printf "$@"
+               print_subtest
        }
 fi
 
 error () {
-       say_color error "error: $*"
+       say_color error "error: $*\n"
        GIT_EXIT_OK=t
        exit 1
 }
@@ -165,12 +177,6 @@ fi
 echo $(basename "$0"): "Testing ${test_description}"
 
 exec 5>&1
-if test "$verbose" = "t"
-then
-       exec 4>&2 3>&1
-else
-       exec 4>/dev/null 3>/dev/null
-fi
 
 test_failure=0
 test_count=0
@@ -180,6 +186,7 @@ test_success=0
 
 die () {
        code=$?
+       rm -rf "$TEST_TMPDIR"
        if test -n "$GIT_EXIT_OK"
        then
                exit $code
@@ -190,6 +197,8 @@ die () {
 }
 
 GIT_EXIT_OK=
+# Note: TEST_TMPDIR *NOT* exported!
+TEST_TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/notmuch-test-$$.XXXXXX")
 trap 'die' EXIT
 
 test_decode_color () {
@@ -219,16 +228,6 @@ remove_cr () {
        tr '\015' Q | sed -e 's/Q$//'
 }
 
-# Notmuch helper functions
-increment_mtime_amount=0
-increment_mtime ()
-{
-    dir="$1"
-
-    increment_mtime_amount=$((increment_mtime_amount + 1))
-    touch -d "+${increment_mtime_amount} seconds" "$dir"
-}
-
 # Generate a new message in the mail directory, with a unique message
 # ID and subject. The message is not added to the index.
 #
@@ -245,6 +244,12 @@ increment_mtime ()
 #      Generate the message in directory 'directory/of/choice' within
 #      the mail store. The directory will be created if necessary.
 #
+#  [filename]=name
+#
+#      Store the message in file 'name'. The default is to store it
+#      in 'msg-<count>', where <count> is three-digit number of the
+#      message.
+#      
 #  [body]=text
 #
 #      Text to use as the body of the email message
@@ -281,10 +286,14 @@ generate_message ()
     local additional_headers
 
     gen_msg_cnt=$((gen_msg_cnt + 1))
-    gen_msg_name=msg-$(printf "%03d" $gen_msg_cnt)
+    if [ -z "${template[filename]}" ]; then
+       gen_msg_name="msg-$(printf "%03d" $gen_msg_cnt)"
+    else
+       gen_msg_name=${template[filename]}
+    fi
 
     if [ -z "${template[id]}" ]; then
-       gen_msg_id="${gen_msg_name}@notmuch-test-suite"
+       gen_msg_id="${gen_msg_name%:2,*}@notmuch-test-suite"
     else
        gen_msg_id="${template[id]}"
     fi
@@ -313,7 +322,7 @@ generate_message ()
     fi
 
     if [ -z "${template[date]}" ]; then
-       template[date]="Tue, 05 Jan 2001 15:43:57 -0000"
+       template[date]="Fri, 05 Jan 2001 15:43:57 +0000"
     fi
 
     additional_headers=""
@@ -347,8 +356,11 @@ ${additional_headers}"
 ${additional_headers}"
     fi
 
+    # Note that in the way we're setting it above and using it below,
+    # `additional_headers' will also serve as the header / body separator
+    # (empty line in between).
 
-cat <<EOF >"$gen_msg_filename"
+    cat <<EOF >"$gen_msg_filename"
 From: ${template[from]}
 To: ${template[to]}
 Message-Id: <${gen_msg_id}>
@@ -357,9 +369,6 @@ Date: ${template[date]}
 ${additional_headers}
 ${template[body]}
 EOF
-
-    # Ensure that the mtime of the containing directory is updated
-    increment_mtime "$(dirname "${gen_msg_filename}")"
 }
 
 # Generate a new message and add it to the database.
@@ -372,6 +381,41 @@ add_message ()
     notmuch new > /dev/null
 }
 
+# Deliver a message with emacs and add it to the database
+#
+# Uses emacs to generate and deliver a message to the mail store.
+# Accepts arbitrary extra emacs/elisp functions to modify the message
+# before sending, which is useful to doing things like attaching files
+# to the message and encrypting/signing.
+emacs_deliver_message ()
+{
+    local subject="$1"
+    local body="$2"
+    shift 2
+    # before we can send a message, we have to prepare the FCC maildir
+    mkdir -p "$MAIL_DIR"/sent/{cur,new,tmp}
+    $TEST_DIRECTORY/smtp-dummy sent_message &
+    smtp_dummy_pid=$!
+    test_emacs \
+       "(let ((message-send-mail-function 'message-smtpmail-send-it)
+              (smtpmail-smtp-server \"localhost\")
+              (smtpmail-smtp-service \"25025\"))
+          (notmuch-hello)
+          (notmuch-mua-mail)
+          (message-goto-to)
+          (insert \"test_suite@notmuchmail.org\nDate: 01 Jan 2000 12:00:00 -0000\")
+          (message-goto-subject)
+          (insert \"${subject}\")
+          (message-goto-body)
+          (insert \"${body}\")
+          $@
+          (message-send-and-exit))"
+    # opportunistically quit smtp-dummy in case above fails.
+    { echo QUIT > /dev/tcp/localhost/25025; } 2>/dev/null
+    wait ${smtp_dummy_pid}
+    notmuch new >/dev/null
+}
+
 # Generate a corpus of email and add it to the database.
 #
 # This corpus is fixed, (it happens to be 50 messages from early in
@@ -381,18 +425,29 @@ add_message ()
 add_email_corpus ()
 {
     rm -rf ${MAIL_DIR}
-    if [ -d ../corpus.mail ]; then
-       cp -a ../corpus.mail ${MAIL_DIR}
+    if [ -d $TEST_DIRECTORY/corpus.mail ]; then
+       cp -a $TEST_DIRECTORY/corpus.mail ${MAIL_DIR}
     else
-       cp -a ../corpus ${MAIL_DIR}
+       cp -a $TEST_DIRECTORY/corpus ${MAIL_DIR}
        notmuch new >/dev/null
-       cp -a ${MAIL_DIR} ../corpus.mail
+       cp -a ${MAIL_DIR} $TEST_DIRECTORY/corpus.mail
     fi
 }
 
 test_begin_subtest ()
 {
+    if [ -n "$inside_subtest" ]; then
+       exec 1>&6 2>&7          # Restore stdout and stderr
+       error "bug in test script: Missing test_expect_equal in ${BASH_SOURCE[1]}:${BASH_LINENO[0]}"
+    fi
     test_subtest_name="$1"
+    test_reset_state_
+    # Remember stdout and stderr file descriptors and redirect test
+    # output to the previously prepared file descriptors 3 and 4 (see
+    # below)
+    if test "$verbose" != "t"; then exec 4>test.output 3>&4; fi
+    exec 6>&1 7>&2 >&3 2>&4
+    inside_subtest=t
 }
 
 # Pass test if two arguments match
@@ -403,13 +458,15 @@ test_begin_subtest ()
 # name.
 test_expect_equal ()
 {
+       exec 1>&6 2>&7          # Restore stdout and stderr
+       inside_subtest=
        test "$#" = 3 && { prereq=$1; shift; } || prereq=
        test "$#" = 2 ||
        error "bug in the test script: not 2 or 3 parameters to test_expect_equal"
 
        output="$1"
        expected="$2"
-       if ! test_skip "$@"
+       if ! test_skip "$test_subtest_name"
        then
                if [ "$output" = "$expected" ]; then
                        test_ok_ "$test_subtest_name"
@@ -422,20 +479,26 @@ test_expect_equal ()
     fi
 }
 
-test_expect_equal_failure ()
+# Like test_expect_equal, but takes two filenames.
+test_expect_equal_file ()
 {
+       exec 1>&6 2>&7          # Restore stdout and stderr
+       inside_subtest=
        test "$#" = 3 && { prereq=$1; shift; } || prereq=
        test "$#" = 2 ||
        error "bug in the test script: not 2 or 3 parameters to test_expect_equal"
 
        output="$1"
        expected="$2"
-       if ! test_skip "$@"
+       if ! test_skip "$test_subtest_name"
        then
-               if [ "$output" = "$expected" ]; then
-                       test_known_broken_ok_ "$test_subtest_name"
+               if diff -q "$expected" "$output" >/dev/null ; then
+                       test_ok_ "$test_subtest_name"
                else
-                       test_known_broken_failure_ "$test_subtest_name"
+                       testname=$this_test.$test_count
+                       cp "$output" $testname.output
+                       cp "$expected" $testname.expected
+                       test_failure_ "$test_subtest_name" "$(diff -u $testname.expected $testname.output)"
                fi
     fi
 }
@@ -455,6 +518,20 @@ notmuch_show_sanitize ()
 {
     sed -e "$NOTMUCH_SHOW_FILENAME_SQUELCH"
 }
+notmuch_show_sanitize_all ()
+{
+    sed \
+       -e 's| filename:.*| filename:XXXXX|' \
+       -e 's| id:[^ ]* | id:XXXXX |'
+}
+
+notmuch_json_show_sanitize ()
+{
+    sed -e 's|, |,\n |g' | \
+       sed \
+       -e 's|"id": "[^"]*",|"id": "XXXXX",|' \
+       -e 's|"filename": "[^"]*",|"filename": "YYYYY",|'
+}
 
 # End of notmuch helper functions
 
@@ -483,34 +560,77 @@ test_have_prereq () {
        esac
 }
 
+# declare prerequisite for the given external binary
+test_declare_external_prereq () {
+       binary="$1"
+       test "$#" = 2 && name=$2 || name="$binary(1)"
+
+       hash $binary 2>/dev/null || eval "
+       test_missing_external_prereq_${binary}_=t
+$binary () {
+       echo -n \"\$test_subtest_missing_external_prereqs_ \" | grep -qe \" $name \" ||
+       test_subtest_missing_external_prereqs_=\"\$test_subtest_missing_external_prereqs_ $name\"
+       false
+}"
+}
+
+# Explicitly require external prerequisite.  Useful when binary is
+# called indirectly (e.g. from emacs).
+# Returns success if dependency is available, failure otherwise.
+test_require_external_prereq () {
+       binary="$1"
+       if [ "$(eval echo -n \$test_missing_external_prereq_${binary}_)" = t ]; then
+               # dependency is missing, call the replacement function to note it
+               eval "$binary"
+       else
+               true
+       fi
+}
+
 # You are not expected to call test_ok_ and test_failure_ directly, use
 # the text_expect_* functions instead.
 
 test_ok_ () {
+       if test "$test_subtest_known_broken_" = "t"; then
+               test_known_broken_ok_ "$@"
+               return
+       fi
        test_success=$(($test_success + 1))
        say_color pass "%-6s" "PASS"
        echo " $@"
 }
 
 test_failure_ () {
+       if test "$test_subtest_known_broken_" = "t"; then
+               test_known_broken_failure_ "$@"
+               return
+       fi
        test_failure=$(($test_failure + 1))
-       say_color error "%-6s" "FAIL"
-       echo " $1"
-       shift
-       echo "$@" | sed -e 's/^/        /'
+       test_failure_message_ "FAIL" "$@"
        test "$immediate" = "" || { GIT_EXIT_OK=t; exit 1; }
+       return 1
+}
+
+test_failure_message_ () {
+       say_color error "%-6s" "$1"
+       echo " $2"
+       shift 2
+       echo "$@" | sed -e 's/^/        /'
+       if test "$verbose" != "t"; then cat test.output; fi
 }
 
 test_known_broken_ok_ () {
+       test_reset_state_
        test_fixed=$(($test_fixed+1))
        say_color pass "%-6s" "FIXED"
        echo " $@"
 }
 
 test_known_broken_failure_ () {
+       test_reset_state_
        test_broken=$(($test_broken+1))
-       say_color pass "%-6s" "BROKEN"
-       echo " $@"
+       test_failure_message_ "BROKEN" "$@"
+       return 1
 }
 
 test_debug () {
@@ -519,6 +639,7 @@ test_debug () {
 
 test_run_ () {
        test_cleanup=:
+       if test "$verbose" != "t"; then exec 4>test.output 3>&4; fi
        eval >&3 2>&4 "$1"
        eval_ret=$?
        eval >&3 2>&4 "$test_cleanup"
@@ -542,41 +663,48 @@ test_skip () {
        fi
        case "$to_skip" in
        t)
-               say_color skip >&3 "skipping test: $@"
-               say_color skip "%-6s" "SKIP"
-               echo " $1"
-               : true
+               test_report_skip_ "$@"
                ;;
        *)
-               false
+               test_check_missing_external_prereqs_ "$@"
                ;;
        esac
 }
 
-test_expect_failure () {
-       test "$#" = 3 && { prereq=$1; shift; } || prereq=
-       test "$#" = 2 ||
-       error "bug in the test script: not 2 or 3 parameters to test-expect-failure"
-       if ! test_skip "$@"
-       then
-               test_run_ "$2"
-               if [ "$?" = 0 -a "$eval_ret" = 0 ]
-               then
-                       test_known_broken_ok_ "$1"
-               else
-                       test_known_broken_failure_ "$1"
-               fi
+test_check_missing_external_prereqs_ () {
+       if test -n "$test_subtest_missing_external_prereqs_"; then
+               say_color skip >&3 "missing prerequisites:"
+               echo "$test_subtest_missing_external_prereqs_" >&3
+               test_report_skip_ "$@"
+       else
+               false
        fi
 }
 
+test_report_skip_ () {
+       test_reset_state_
+       say_color skip >&3 "skipping test:"
+       echo " $@" >&3
+       say_color skip "%-6s" "SKIP"
+       echo " $1"
+}
+
+test_subtest_known_broken () {
+       test_subtest_known_broken_=t
+}
+
 test_expect_success () {
        test "$#" = 3 && { prereq=$1; shift; } || prereq=
        test "$#" = 2 ||
        error "bug in the test script: not 2 or 3 parameters to test-expect-success"
+       test_reset_state_
        if ! test_skip "$@"
        then
                test_run_ "$2"
-               if [ "$?" = 0 -a "$eval_ret" = 0 ]
+               run_ret="$?"
+               # test_run_ may update missing external prerequisites
+               test_check_missing_external_prereqs_ "$@" ||
+               if [ "$run_ret" = 0 -a "$eval_ret" = 0 ]
                then
                        test_ok_ "$1"
                else
@@ -589,10 +717,14 @@ test_expect_code () {
        test "$#" = 4 && { prereq=$1; shift; } || prereq=
        test "$#" = 3 ||
        error "bug in the test script: not 3 or 4 parameters to test-expect-code"
+       test_reset_state_
        if ! test_skip "$@"
        then
                test_run_ "$3"
-               if [ "$?" = 0 -a "$eval_ret" = "$1" ]
+               run_ret="$?"
+               # test_run_ may update missing external prerequisites,
+               test_check_missing_external_prereqs_ "$@" ||
+               if [ "$run_ret" = 0 -a "$eval_ret" = "$1" ]
                then
                        test_ok_ "$2"
                else
@@ -615,6 +747,7 @@ test_external () {
        error >&5 "bug in the test script: not 3 or 4 parameters to test_external"
        descr="$1"
        shift
+       test_reset_state_
        if ! test_skip "$descr" "$@"
        then
                # Announce the script to reduce confusion about the
@@ -659,7 +792,7 @@ test_external_without_stderr () {
        fi
 }
 
-# This is not among top-level (test_expect_success | test_expect_failure)
+# This is not among top-level (test_expect_success)
 # but is a prefix that can be used in the test script, like:
 #
 #      test_expect_success 'complain and die' '
@@ -733,57 +866,130 @@ test_done () {
 
        echo
 
+       [ -n "$EMACS_SERVER" ] && test_emacs '(kill-emacs)'
+
        if [ "$test_failure" = "0" ]; then
-           rm -rf "$remove_tmp"
+           if [ "$test_broken" = "0" ]; then       
+               rm -rf "$remove_tmp"
+           fi
            exit 0
        else
            exit 1
        fi
 }
 
-test_emacs () {
+emacs_generate_script () {
        # Construct a little test script here for the benefit of the user,
        # (who can easily run "run_emacs" to get the same emacs environment
        # for investigating any failures).    
-       cat <<EOF > run_emacs
+       cat <<EOF >"$TMP_DIRECTORY/run_emacs"
 #!/bin/sh
 export PATH=$PATH
 export NOTMUCH_CONFIG=$NOTMUCH_CONFIG
 
-# We assume that the user will give a command-line argument only if
-# wanting to run in batch mode.
-if [ \$# -gt 0 ]; then
-       BATCH=--batch
-fi
-
 # Here's what we are using here:
 #
-# --batch:             Quit after given commands and print all (messages)
-#
 # --no-init-file       Don't load users ~/.emacs
 #
 # --no-site-file       Don't load the site-wide startup stuff
 #
-# --directory          Ensure that the local notmuch.el source is found
-#
-# --load               Force loading of notmuch.el
-#
-# notmuch-test-wait    Function for tests to use to wait for process completion
-#
-# message-signature    Avoiding appending user's signature on messages
+# --directory          Ensure that the local elisp sources are found
 #
-# set-frame-width      80 columns (avoids crazy 10-column default of --batch)
+# --load               Force loading of notmuch.el and test-lib.el
 
-emacs \$BATCH --no-init-file --no-site-file \
-       --directory ../../emacs --load notmuch.el \
-       --eval "(defun notmuch-test-wait ()
-                       (while (get-buffer-process (current-buffer))
-                               (sleep-for 0.1)))" \
-       --eval "(setq message-signature nil)" \
-       --eval "(progn (set-frame-width (window-frame (get-buffer-window)) 80) \$@)"
+exec ${TEST_EMACS} --no-init-file --no-site-file \
+       --directory "$TEST_DIRECTORY/../emacs" --load notmuch.el \
+       --directory "$TEST_DIRECTORY" --load test-lib.el \
+       "\$@"
 EOF
-       chmod a+x ./run_emacs
-       ./run_emacs "$@"
+       chmod a+x "$TMP_DIRECTORY/run_emacs"
+}
+
+test_emacs () {
+       # test dependencies beforehand to avoid the waiting loop below
+       test_require_external_prereq emacs || return
+       test_require_external_prereq emacsclient || return
+
+       if [ -z "$EMACS_SERVER" ]; then
+               server_name="notmuch-test-suite-$$"
+               # start a detached session with an emacs server
+               # user's TERM is given to dtach which assumes a minimally
+               # VT100-compatible terminal -- and emacs inherits that
+               TERM=$ORIGINAL_TERM dtach -n "$TEST_TMPDIR/emacs-dtach-socket.$$" \
+                       sh -c "stty rows 24 cols 80; exec '$TMP_DIRECTORY/run_emacs' \
+                               --no-window-system \
+                               --eval '(setq server-name \"$server_name\")' \
+                               --eval '(server-start)' \
+                               --eval '(orphan-watchdog $$)'" || return
+               EMACS_SERVER="$server_name"
+               # wait until the emacs server is up
+               until test_emacs '()' 2>/dev/null; do
+                       sleep 1
+               done
+       fi
+
+       emacsclient --socket-name="$EMACS_SERVER" --eval "(progn $@)"
+}
+
+test_python() {
+       export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$TEST_DIRECTORY/../lib
+       export PYTHONPATH=$TEST_DIRECTORY/../bindings/python
+
+       # Some distros (e.g. Arch Linux) ship Python 2.* as /usr/bin/python2,
+       # most others as /usr/bin/python. So first try python2, and fallback to
+       # python if python2 doesn't exist.
+       cmd=python2
+       [[ "$test_missing_external_prereq_python2_" = t ]] && cmd=python
+
+       (echo "import sys; _orig_stdout=sys.stdout; sys.stdout=open('OUTPUT', 'w')"; cat) \
+               | $cmd -
+}
+
+# Creates a script that counts how much time it is executed and calls
+# notmuch.  $notmuch_counter_command is set to the path to the
+# generated script.  Use notmuch_counter_value() function to get the
+# current counter value.
+notmuch_counter_reset () {
+       notmuch_counter_command="$TMP_DIRECTORY/notmuch_counter"
+       if [ ! -x "$notmuch_counter_command" ]; then
+               notmuch_counter_state_path="$TMP_DIRECTORY/notmuch_counter.state"
+               cat >"$notmuch_counter_command" <<EOF || return
+#!/bin/sh
+
+read count < "$notmuch_counter_state_path"
+echo \$((count + 1)) > "$notmuch_counter_state_path"
+
+exec notmuch "\$@"
+EOF
+               chmod +x "$notmuch_counter_command" || return
+       fi
+
+       echo 0 > "$notmuch_counter_state_path"
+}
+
+# Returns the current notmuch counter value.
+notmuch_counter_value () {
+       if [ -r "$notmuch_counter_state_path" ]; then
+               read count < "$notmuch_counter_state_path"
+       else
+               count=0
+       fi
+       echo $count
+}
+
+test_reset_state_ () {
+       test -z "$test_init_done_" && test_init_
+
+       test_subtest_known_broken_=
+       test_subtest_missing_external_prereqs_=
+}
+
+# called once before the first subtest
+test_init_ () {
+       test_init_done_=t
+
+       # skip all tests if there were external prerequisites missing during init
+       test_check_missing_external_prereqs_ "all tests in $this_test" && test_done
 }
 
 
@@ -839,11 +1045,11 @@ then
                    test ! -d "$symlink_target" &&
                    test "#!" != "$(head -c 2 < "$symlink_target")"
                then
-                       symlink_target=../valgrind.sh
+                       symlink_target=$TEST_DIRECTORY/valgrind.sh
                fi
                case "$base" in
                *.sh|*.perl)
-                       symlink_target=../unprocessed-script
+                       symlink_target=$TEST_DIRECTORY/unprocessed-script
                esac
                # create the link, or replace it if it is out of date
                make_symlink "$symlink_target" "$GIT_VALGRIND/bin/$base" || exit
@@ -887,7 +1093,15 @@ rm -fr "$test" || {
        exit 1
 }
 
+# A temporary home directory is needed by at least:
+# - emacs/"Sending a message via (fake) SMTP"
+# - emacs/"Reply within emacs"
+# - crypto/emacs_deliver_message
+export HOME="${TMP_DIRECTORY}/home"
+mkdir -p "${HOME}"
+
 MAIL_DIR="${TMP_DIRECTORY}/mail"
+export GNUPGHOME="${TMP_DIRECTORY}/gnupg"
 export NOTMUCH_CONFIG="${TMP_DIRECTORY}/notmuch-config"
 
 mkdir -p "${test}"
@@ -903,11 +1117,20 @@ primary_email=test_suite@notmuchmail.org
 other_email=test_suite_other@notmuchmail.org;test_suite@otherdomain.org
 EOF
 
+emacs_generate_script
+
 
 # Use -P to resolve symlinks in our working directory so that the cwd
 # in subprocesses like git equals our $PWD (for pathname comparisons).
 cd -P "$test" || error "Cannot setup test environment"
 
+if test "$verbose" = "t"
+then
+       exec 4>&2 3>&1
+else
+       exec 4>test.output 3>&4
+fi
+
 this_test=${0##*/}
 for skp in $NOTMUCH_SKIP_TESTS
 do
@@ -976,3 +1199,12 @@ test -z "$NO_PYTHON" && test_set_prereq PYTHON
 # test whether the filesystem supports symbolic links
 ln -s x y 2>/dev/null && test -h y 2>/dev/null && test_set_prereq SYMLINKS
 rm -f y
+
+# declare prerequisites for external binaries used in tests
+test_declare_external_prereq dtach
+test_declare_external_prereq emacs
+test_declare_external_prereq emacsclient
+test_declare_external_prereq gdb
+test_declare_external_prereq gpg
+test_declare_external_prereq python
+test_declare_external_prereq python2