[IMPALA-4111] Backend death tests should not produce minidumps

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Impala 2.8.0
• Fix Version/s: Impala 2.8.0
• Component/s: Backend
• Labels: test-infra
• Target Version: Impala 2.8.0
• Assignee: Tim Armstrong
• Reporter: Tim Armstrong
• Created: 09/Sep/16 18:19
• Updated: 19/Sep/16 19:00
• Resolved: 19/Sep/16 19:00

Description

The backend unit tests that use ASSERT_DEBUG_DEATH (currently just promise-test, but I am adding some more in another patch) will produce minidumps every time the test runs. We should not do that and have test utilities to disable core dumps and mini dumps.