From b17625eeddf7083286b529e56050d5dafd7c7680 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefano Sabatini Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2022 15:22:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc/fate: add note about showing test names and running a tests subset --- doc/fate.texi | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/fate.texi b/doc/fate.texi index c3550785a1..8450856015 100644 --- a/doc/fate.texi +++ b/doc/fate.texi @@ -79,6 +79,21 @@ Do not put a '~' character in the samples path to indicate a home directory. Because of shell nuances, this will cause FATE to fail. @end float +To get the complete list of tests, run the command: +@example +make fate-list +@end example + +You can specify a subset of tests to run by specifying the +corresponding elements from the list with the @code{fate-} prefix, +e.g. as in: +@example +make fate-ffprobe_compact fate-ffprobe_xml +@end example + +This makes it easier to run a few tests in case of failure without +running the complete test suite. + To use a custom wrapper to run the test, pass @option{--target-exec} to @command{configure} or set the @var{TARGET_EXEC} Make variable. -- 2.25.1