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authorGravatar Tomi Ollila <tomi.ollila@iki.fi>2013-12-05 14:46:00 +0200
committerGravatar David Bremner <david@tethera.net>2013-12-09 23:29:11 +0800
commit88e6a2995a0108f6ceb94924bd7e6c3623c43dec (patch)
tree5c20c029c7eb6fa23c49da61e054c3dfe73fd3c5 /test/README
parentf05e7f3ce50b5762a56406b29012b25e2d1329b2 (diff)
test: implement and document NOTMUCH_TEST_QUIET variable usage
When NOTMUCH_TEST_QUIET environment variable is set to non-null value messages when new test script starts and when test PASSes are disabled. This eases picking the cases when tests FAIL (as those are still printed).
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@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ the tests in one of the following ways.
TEST_EMACS=my-special-emacs TEST_EMACSCLIENT=my-emacsclient ./emacs
make test TEST_EMACS=my-special-emacs TEST_EMACSCLIENT=my-emacsclient
+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
+failures and skips are still printed.
+
Skipping Tests
--------------
If, for any reason, you need to skip one or more tests, you can do so