tests: added M5_TEST_PROGS environment variable

to allow override of global location for regression test binaries.

diff --git a/tests/run.py b/tests/run.py
index 7f70ac50782a76ae3ed0686b4e3e3df319100760..5e0b943c8dffe38de1f37203bbf83b50976ee29b 100644 (file)
--- a/tests/run.py
+++ b/tests/run.py
@@ -41,9 +41,8 @@ m5.disableAllListeners()
 
 # find path to directory containing this file
 tests_root = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-if os.path.isdir('/dist/m5/regression/test-progs'):
-    test_progs = '/dist/m5/regression/test-progs'
-else:
+test_progs = os.environ.get('M5_TEST_PROGS', '/dist/m5/regression/test-progs')
+if not os.path.isdir(test_progs):
     test_progs = joinpath(tests_root, 'test-progs')
 
 # generate path to binary file