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1.1     ! misho       1: automatic testsuite for rsync                  -*- text -*-
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        !             3: We're trying to develop some more substantial tests to prevent rsync
        !             4: regressions.  Ideally, all code changes or bug reports would come with
        !             5: an appropriate test suite.
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        !             7: You can run these tests by typing "make check" in the build directory.
        !             8: The tests will run using the rsync binary in the build directory, so
        !             9: you do not need to do "make install" first.  Indeed, you probably
        !            10: should not install rsync before running the tests.
        !            11: 
        !            12: If you instead type "make installcheck" then the suite will test the
        !            13: rsync binary from its installed location (e.g. /usr/local/bin/rsync).
        !            14: You can use this to test a distribution build, or perhaps to run a new
        !            15: test suite against an old version of rsync.  Note that in accordance
        !            16: with the GNU Standards, installcheck does not look for rsync on the
        !            17: path.
        !            18: 
        !            19: If the tests pass, you should see a report to that effect.  Some tests
        !            20: require being root or some other precondition, and so will normally not
        !            21: be checked -- look at the test scripts for more information.
        !            22: 
        !            23: If the tests fail, you will see rather more output.  The scratch
        !            24: directory will remain in the build directory.  It would be useful if
        !            25: you could include the log messages when reporting a failure.
        !            26: 
        !            27: These tests also run automatically on the build farm, and you can see
        !            28: the results on http://build.samba.org/.
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