>>>>> "Tom" == Tom Tromey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>>>> "Simon" == Simon Perkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Simon> I also notice that automake generates an 'installcheck' target,
Simon> but it's not described in the documentation.
Tom> Automake's user docs are nonexistent :-(. This is described in
Tom> the GNU Coding Standards. Really it would be nice if we had a
Tom> separate document that explained the standard targets to the
Tom> user. People could distribute this in their packages.
how about a target `help' which depends on installcheck-help etc.
Tom> installcheck is still a bit bare. Not many people use it.
I am recommending its use in some writings. As below:
# Run the test suite on the *installed* tree.
installcheck-local:
$(SHELL) $(TESTSUITE) AUTOTEST_PATH=$(exec_prefix)/bin
