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diff --git a/tests/README b/tests/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f606d1d --- /dev/null +++ b/tests/README @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +Overview +-------- + +This tree contains unit tests. + +To compile and run the tests, do 'make check' (either in the top folder, +or just in the folder containing the tests you're interested in). + +IMPORTANT: To compile the tests, you need to have the "Check" unit +testing framework[1] installed.[2] If you have it installed, you will see +"Unit tests: yes" in configure's summary message; if you don't see this +message, you won't be able to compile the tests.[3] + +Tips and tricks +--------------- + +* To be able to step with the debugger into test code, see [4]. E.g., do: + + $ export CK_FORK=no + +[1]: http://libcheck.github.io/check/ +[2]: Your package manager likely has it. +[3]: Actually, some tests (like src/vfs/extfs/helpers-list) don't use + this framework and will compile just fine. But that's the exception. +[4]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1649814/debugging-unit-test-in-c-using-check |