From a07b89d41176fcfec18d78fc1fce7cd4fc5bbc05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bernerd Schaefer Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 10:54:27 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Document go-1.1 race detector with prometheus --- README.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 726315c905..1bcafbbb7f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -107,6 +107,22 @@ architecture and release identification remarks for us. $ make test +### Race Detector + +Go 1.1 includes a [race +detector](http://tip.golang.org/doc/articles/race_detector.html) which can be +enabled at build time. Here's how to use it with prometheus (assumes that +you've already run a successful build). + +To run the tests with race detection: + + $ GORACE="log_path=/tmp/foo" go test -race ./... + +To run the server with race detection: + + $ go build -race . + $ GORACE="log_path=/tmp/foo" ./prometheus + [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/prometheus/prometheus.png)](https://travis-ci.org/prometheus/prometheus) ## Contributing