tests,ext: Add a new testing library proposal

The new test library is split into two parts: The framework which resides
in ext/, and the gem5 helping components in /tests/gem5.

Change-Id: Ib4f3ae8d7eb96a7306335a3e739b7e8041aa99b9
Signed-off-by: Sean Wilson <spwilson2@wisc.edu>
Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/4421
Reviewed-by: Giacomo Travaglini <giacomo.travaglini@arm.com>
Maintainer: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com>

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diff --git a/tests/main.py b/tests/main.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python2
+'''
+The main source for testlib. Ties together the default test runners and
+loaders.
+
+Discovers and runs all tests from a given root directory.
+'''
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import sys
+import os
+
+base_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__name__))
+ext_path = os.path.join(base_dir, os.pardir, 'ext')
+
+sys.path.insert(0, base_dir)
+sys.path.insert(0, ext_path)
+
+import testlib.main as testlib
+import testlib.config as config
+import testlib.helper as helper
+
+config.basedir = helper.absdirpath(__file__)
+testlib()