tested on Linux system so such portability issues arise from time to
time.
-
Running Tests
-------------
The easiest way to run tests is to say "make test", (or simply run the
As the names depend on the tests' file names, it is safe to
run the tests with this option in parallel.
-Certain tests require precomputed databases to complete. You can fetch these
-databases with
-
- make download-test-databases
-
-If you do not download the test databases, the relevant tests will be
-skipped.
-
When invoking the test suite via "make test" any of the above options
can be specified as follows:
make test TEST_CC=gcc TEST_CFLAGS="-g -O2"
+Parallel Execution
+------------------
+If either the moreutils or GNU "parallel" utility is available all
+tests will be run in parallel. If the NOTMUCH_TEST_SERIALIZE variable
+is non-null all tests will be executed sequentially.
+
Quiet Execution
---------------
-
Normally, when new script starts and when test PASSes you get a message
printed on screen. This printing can be disabled by setting the
NOTMUCH_TEST_QUIET variable to a non-null value. Message on test