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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2016-01-18 10:38:59 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2016-01-18 17:41:16 +0100
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doc: Explain how to run a subset of the tests.
* doc/guix.texi (Running the Test Suite): Explain 'TESTS'.
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@@ -502,6 +502,13 @@ on a recent machine; subsequent runs will be faster because the store
that is created for test purposes will already have various things in
cache.
+It is also possible to run a subset of the tests by defining the
+@code{TESTS} makefile variable as in this example:
+
+@example
+make check TESTS="tests/store.scm tests/cpio.scm"
+@end example
+
Upon failure, please email @email{bug-guix@@gnu.org} and attach the
@file{test-suite.log} file. When @file{tests/@var{something}.scm}
fails, please also attach the @file{@var{something}.log} file available