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    1: automatic testsuite for rsync			-*- text -*-
    2: 
    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.
    6: 
    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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