2 files changed, 31 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/config_test/Makefile b/config_test/Makefile
index 295696e9..1064d569 100644
--- a/config_test/Makefile
+++ b/config_test/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 
-all: child_test.c
+all: child_test
+
+child_test: child_test.c
         gcc -o child_test child_test.c
 
 test:
-        ./run_tests 10
+        ./run_tests 10 100 > /dev/null
 
 clean:
         rm -f child_test
diff --git a/config_test/run_tests b/config_test/run_tests
index e41db232..e7db3cae 100755
--- a/config_test/run_tests
+++ b/config_test/run_tests
@@ -1,16 +1,30 @@
 #!/bin/ksh
+# $1 is the number of iterations to run
+# If $2 is specified, this is the number of times you run each iteration
+# If there is a fail at run, exit 1
+# Prints to stdout # of successes and passes
+# Prints to stderr a dot for each run
 
-i=0
-success=0
-fail=0
-while [[ $i -lt $1 ]] ; do
-        ./child_test
-        if [[ $? -eq 0 ]] ; then
-                success=$(($success+1))
-        else
-                fail=$((fail+1))
-        fi
-        i=$(($i+1))
+total_runs=$2
+[[ -z $total_runs ]] && total_runs=1
+run=1
+while [[ $run -le $total_runs ]] ; do
+        i=0
+        success=0
+        fail=0
+        while [[ $i -lt $1 ]] ; do
+                ./child_test
+                if [[ $? -eq 0 ]] ; then
+                        success=$(($success+1))
+                else
+                        fail=$((fail+1))
+                fi
+                i=$(($i+1))
+        done
+        print "Success=$success Fail=$fail"
+        [[ $fail -gt 0 ]] && exit 1
+        run=$(($run+1))
+        [[ $total_runs -gt 1 ]] && print -u2 -n "."
 done
-print "Success=$success Fail=$fail"
-[[ $fail -gt 0 ]] && exit 1
+[[ $total_runs -gt 1 ]] && print -u2 
+exit 0