From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51076431FB6 for ; Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:53:43 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.54 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.54 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, RCVD_IN_BL_SPAMCOP_NET=1.246, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, RCVD_IN_SORBS_WEB=0.614] autolearn=disabled Received: from olra.theworths.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (olra.theworths.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id HRVaUYogjJzV for ; Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:53:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from cliffclavin.cs.rpi.edu (cliffclavin.cs.rpi.edu [128.113.126.25]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AC773431FAF for ; Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:53:42 -0800 (PST) X-Hash: S|1df53241a45db89f822e5e8f085d062f53b26bd8|a8986efba4e858f527f7af5e8e560960 X-Countries: Cameroon, United States X-SMTP-From: accepted [195.24.209.20] [195.24.209.20] (localhost) {Cameroon} DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=cs.rpi.edu; h=from :to:cc:subject:date:message-id; s=default; i=glasse@cs.rpi.edu; t=1326740020; x=1327344820; l=1134; bh=oN1hhely2HcN0RX9CjUDIG/s YyI=; b=ND+Ig2McCgRX+S0Q4UyeM9+NEOlYqB0JWw4gGY29ZTWaVci4hYupZxMI DeYvxRj6fuCT+0hyiP2b57xoxr+dinAji5cl2JqFoD1DjBJNPqf14nb1J9uPB0kn kAUeU3GuXTbas6WhvV/ZsjVpqfSmSWMEaI7dg6XQP9Qa53X+5H4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=cs.rpi.edu; h=from:to:cc :subject:date:message-id; q=dns; s=default; b=VLTmV7HAn0X/6R1d/k j1gBgSBDlNZcmWssZyaRsMrLUY0Qp7V8VonelbxXNjBx3uHc0GfxmmLohcznky/d mMM6hmiXUl1rekWo5QqztCC5bihAJujx3LyUH/5fE6063iHtFfqhO6aCoBPc3wkV yvSfnwFa5boGz3dib7fyurLSM= X-Spam-Info: -2.7; ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 X-Spam-Scanned-By: cliffclavin.cs.rpi.edu using SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (hard limit 15) Authentication-Results: cliffclavin.cs.rpi.edu; DKIM=neutral (none) header.from=glasse@cs.rpi.edu; SPF=neutral (mfrom; Mechanism '?all' matched) smtp.mail=glasse@cs.rpi.edu X-Auth-Passed: cliffclavin.cs.rpi.edu:q0GIrHNB038990 Auth:glasse X-Virus-Scanned-By: cliffclavin.cs.rpi.edu Received: from localhost ([195.24.209.20]) (authenticated bits=0) by cliffclavin.cs.rpi.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id q0GIrHNB038990 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:53:35 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from glasse@cs.rpi.edu) From: Ethan Glasser-Camp To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org Subject: [PATCH v2] Document external dependencies in the test suite Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:52:47 -0500 Message-Id: <1326739967-23823-1-git-send-email-glasse@cs.rpi.edu> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.7.5.4 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.67 on 128.113.126.25 Cc: Ethan Glasser-Camp X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:53:43 -0000 From: Ethan Glasser-Camp Add an explicit note to the README explaining what programs are necessary and the perhaps-surprising behavior of skipping tests if they aren't present. Signed-off-by: Ethan Glasser-Camp --- v2 suggested by Dmitry Kurochkin: document all the dependencies. test/README | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/test/README b/test/README index bde6db0..44ff653 100644 --- a/test/README +++ b/test/README @@ -6,6 +6,19 @@ When fixing bugs or enhancing notmuch, you are strongly encouraged to add tests in this directory to cover what you are trying to fix or enhance. +Prerequisites +------------- +Some tests require external dependencies to run. Without them, they +will be skipped, or (rarely) marked failed. Please install these, so +that you know if you break anything. + + - dtach(1) + - emacs(1) + - emacsclient(1) + - gdb(1) + - gpg(1) + - python(1) + Running Tests ------------- The easiest way to run tests is to say "make test", (or simply run the -- 1.7.5.4