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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml index 16b36211f3d..aee049a3d5a 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml @@ -204,6 +204,12 @@ make installcheck-world located in <filename>src/test/isolation</>. </para> </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Tests of client programs under <filename>src/bin</filename>. See + also <xref linkend="regress-tap">. + </para> + </listitem> </itemizedlist> <para> @@ -660,6 +666,28 @@ float8:out:i.86-.*-openbsd=float8-small-is-zero.out </sect1> + <sect1 id="regress-tap"> + <title>TAP Tests</title> + + <para> + The client program tests under <filename>src/bin</filename> use the Perl + TAP tools and are run by <command>prove</command>. You can pass + command-line options to <command>prove</command> by setting + the <command>make</command> variable <varname>PROVE_FLAGS</>, for example: +<programlisting> +make -C src/bin check PROVE_FLAGS='--reverse' +</programlisting> + The default is <literal>--verbose</literal>. See the manual page + of <command>prove</command> for more information. + </para> + + <para> + The tests written in Perl require the Perl + module <literal>IPC::Run</literal>, otherwise most tests will be skipped. + This module is available from CPAN or an operating system package. + </para> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="regress-coverage"> <title>Test Coverage Examination</title> |