From cf4600ca455a7d7c3d9c49c4ae26d2d7b118063d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Akim Demaille Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2018 16:32:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README-hacking: details about make check-local --- README-hacking | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README-hacking b/README-hacking index 01d44429..4b92fcdd 100644 --- a/README-hacking +++ b/README-hacking @@ -190,12 +190,15 @@ Use liberally. ** TESTSUITEFLAGS -The default is for make check to run all tests sequentially. This can be -very time consumming when checking repeatedly or on slower setups. This can -be sped up in two ways: +To run just the testsuite (not the tests related to the examples), run `make +check-local`. + +The default is for make check-local to run all tests sequentially. This can +be very time consumming when checking repeatedly or on slower setups. This +can be sped up in two ways: Using -j, in a make-like fashion, for example: - $ make check TESTSUITEFLAGS='-j8' + $ make check-local TESTSUITEFLAGS='-j8' Running only the tests of a certain category, as specified in the AT files with AT_KEYWORDS([[category]]). Categories include: @@ -206,7 +209,7 @@ with AT_KEYWORDS([[category]]). Categories include: - report, for automaton dumps To run a specific set of tests, use -k (for "keyword"). For example: - $ make check TESTSUITEFLAGS='-k c++' + $ make check-local TESTSUITEFLAGS='-k c++' Both can be combined.