How to run OCTest from command-line, not XCode

Question

XCode 3.1.2 using built-in OCTest unit testing.

I'm getting a crash when unit tests run. I want to run w/ a few extra environment variables (MallocCheckHeapStart, MallocCheckHeapEach, for example).

I'm a beginner with this and can't figure out how to run my app's OCTest unit tests from the command-line. Or alternatively, to convince XCode to set a few extra environment variables when it launches the unit tests.

Answer 1

This is a very useful post about debugging OCUnit tests.

http://chanson.livejournal.com/120740.html

Answer 2

In your Project, find the Executables group in the Groups and Files list. Expand that to reveal your executables. Find the executable that you're testing (most likely it's your active executable) and double click on it. This will bring up an information window on that executable. This window has four tabs. We want the second one, titled "Arguments". Go there.

In the Arguments tab, there are two sections: "Arguments to be passed on launch" (command line arguments) and "Variables to be set in the environment". Use the + button underneath the appropriate section to add arguments and environment variables to your heart's content.