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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml index 8229528bd46..7c2b1029c2b 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml @@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ make installcheck-world </para> <para> - The TAP tests are only run when PostgreSQL was configured with the + The TAP-based tests are run only when PostgreSQL was configured with the option <option>--enable-tap-tests</option>. This is recommended for development, but can be omitted if there is no suitable Perl installation. </para> @@ -664,20 +664,19 @@ float8:out:i.86-.*-openbsd=float8-small-is-zero.out <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 + Various tests, particularly the client program tests + under <filename>src/bin</filename>, use the Perl TAP tools and are run + using the Perl testing program <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' +make -C src/bin check PROVE_FLAGS='--timer' </programlisting> - The default is <literal>--verbose</literal>. See the manual page - of <command>prove</command> for more information. + 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>. + The TAP tests require the Perl module <literal>IPC::Run</literal>. This module is available from CPAN or an operating system package. </para> </sect1> |