Remove CheckObjectStep.runAndCompare

Closes #14969

Author: ZapAnton

lib/std/Build/Step/CheckObject.zig

@@ -42,22 +42,6 @@ pub fn create(
     return self;
 }
 
-/// Runs and (optionally) compares the output of a binary.
-/// Asserts `self` was generated from an executable step.
-/// TODO this doesn't actually compare, and there's no apparent reason for it
-/// to depend on the check object step. I don't see why this function should exist,
-/// the caller could just add the run step directly.
-pub fn runAndCompare(self: *CheckObject) *std.Build.Step.Run {
-    const dependencies_len = self.step.dependencies.items.len;
-    assert(dependencies_len > 0);
-    const exe_step = self.step.dependencies.items[dependencies_len - 1];
-    const exe = exe_step.cast(std.Build.Step.Compile).?;
-    const run = self.step.owner.addRunArtifact(exe);
-    run.skip_foreign_checks = true;
-    run.step.dependOn(&self.step);
-    return run;
-}
-
 const SearchPhrase = struct {
     string: []const u8,
     file_source: ?std.Build.FileSource = null,

test/link/macho/dead_strip/build.zig

@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         check.checkInSymtab();
         check.checkNext("{*} (__TEXT,__text) external _iAmUnused");
 
-        const run_cmd = check.runAndCompare();
-        run_cmd.expectStdOutEqual("Hello!\n");
-        test_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+        const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+        run.expectStdOutEqual("Hello!\n");
+        test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
     }
 
     {
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         check.checkInSymtab();
         check.checkNotPresent("{*} (__TEXT,__text) external _iAmUnused");
 
-        const run_cmd = check.runAndCompare();
-        run_cmd.expectStdOutEqual("Hello!\n");
-        test_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+        const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+        run.expectStdOutEqual("Hello!\n");
+        test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
     }
 }
 

test/link/macho/dylib/build.zig

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fn add(b: *std.Build, test_step: *std.Build.Step, optimize: std.builtin.Optimize
     check_exe.checkStart("cmd RPATH");
     check_exe.checkNextFileSource("path", dylib.getOutputDirectorySource());
 
-    const run = check_exe.runAndCompare();
+    const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
     run.expectStdOutEqual("Hello world");
     test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
 }

test/link/macho/entry/build.zig

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fn add(b: *std.Build, test_step: *std.Build.Step, optimize: std.builtin.Optimize
 
     check_exe.checkComputeCompare("vmaddr entryoff +", .{ .op = .eq, .value = .{ .variable = "n_value" } });
 
-    const run = check_exe.runAndCompare();
+    const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
     run.expectStdOutEqual("42");
     test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
 }

test/link/macho/entry_in_dylib/build.zig

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fn add(b: *std.Build, test_step: *std.Build.Step, optimize: std.builtin.Optimize
         .value = .{ .variable = "stubs_vmaddr" }, // The entrypoint should be a synthetic stub
     });
 
-    const run = check_exe.runAndCompare();
+    const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
     run.expectStdOutEqual("Hello!\n");
     test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
 }

test/link/macho/needed_library/build.zig

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fn add(b: *std.Build, test_step: *std.Build.Step, optimize: std.builtin.Optimize
     check.checkStart("cmd LOAD_DYLIB");
     check.checkNext("name @rpath/liba.dylib");
 
-    const run_cmd = check.runAndCompare();
-    run_cmd.expectStdOutEqual("");
-    test_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+    const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+    run.expectStdOutEqual("");
+    test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
 }

test/link/macho/search_strategy/build.zig

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ fn add(b: *std.Build, test_step: *std.Build.Step, optimize: std.builtin.Optimize
         check.checkStart("cmd LOAD_DYLIB");
         check.checkNext("name @rpath/libsearch_dylibs_first.dylib");
 
-        const run = check.runAndCompare();
+        const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
         run.expectStdOutEqual("Hello world");
         test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
     }

test/link/macho/stack_size/build.zig

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fn add(b: *std.Build, test_step: *std.Build.Step, optimize: std.builtin.Optimize
     check_exe.checkStart("cmd MAIN");
     check_exe.checkNext("stacksize 100000000");
 
-    const run = check_exe.runAndCompare();
+    const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
     run.expectStdOutEqual("");
     test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
 }

test/link/macho/strict_validation/build.zig

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ fn add(b: *std.Build, test_step: *std.Build.Step, optimize: std.builtin.Optimize
         else => unreachable,
     }
 
-    const run = check_exe.runAndCompare();
+    const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
     run.expectStdOutEqual("Hello!\n");
     test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
 }

test/link/macho/unwind_info/build.zig

@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ fn testUnwindInfo(
     check.checkInSymtab();
     check.checkNext("{*} (__TEXT,__text) external ___gxx_personality_v0");
 
-    const run_cmd = check.runAndCompare();
-    run_cmd.expectStdOutEqual(
+    const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+    run.expectStdOutEqual(
         \\Constructed: a
         \\Constructed: b
         \\About to destroy: b
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ fn testUnwindInfo(
         \\
     );
 
-    test_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+    test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
 }
 
 fn createScenario(