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@@ -676,6 +676,17 @@ make -C src/bin check PROVE_FLAGS='--timer'
</para>
<para>
+ The <command>make</command> variable <varname>PROVE_TESTS</varname>
+ can be used to define a whitespace-separated list of paths relative
+ to the <filename>Makefile</filename> invoking <command>prove</command>
+ to run the specified subset of tests instead of the default
+ <filename>t/*.pl</filename>. For example:
+<programlisting>
+make check PROVE_TESTS='t/001_test1.pl t/003_test3.pl'
+</programlisting>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
The TAP tests require the Perl module <literal>IPC::Run</literal>.
This module is available from CPAN or an operating system package.
</para>