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commit a887fd8d48efd8cf229f9d0a4800b25066638018
Author: Ludovic Courtès <[email protected]>
Date: Mon Jan 18 10:38:59 2016 +0100
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
