Hi, On 2018-02-17 23:03:05 +0900, Michael Paquier wrote: > The section of the documentation dedicated to TAP tests mentions > PROVE_FLAGS: > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/regress-tap.html > > I think that it would be a good idea to mention PROVE_TESTS as well. I > personally use and abuse of it, and documenting it instead of keeping it > hidden in Makefile.global.in is good for new developers and testers. > > Proposal of patch attached.
Good plan. > diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml > index 53716a029f..d14318053b 100644 > --- a/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml > +++ b/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml > @@ -675,6 +675,17 @@ make -C src/bin check PROVE_FLAGS='--timer' > See the manual page of <command>prove</command> for more information. > </para> > > + <para> > + The <command>make</command> variable <varname>PROVE_TESTS</varname> > + can be used to define a whitespace-separated list of paths relative > + to the <filename>Makefile</filename> invoking <command>prove</command> > + to run a subset of tests instead of the default > + <filename>t/*.pl</filename>. For example: > +<programlisting> > +make check PROVE_TESTS='t/001_test1.pl t/003_test3.pl' > +</programlisting> > + </para> > + Pushed, after replacing "a subset" with "the specified subset". Greetings, Andres Freund
