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</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>