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The tests will expect to contact the server at the local host and the
default port number, unless directed otherwise by <envar>PGHOST</envar> and
- <envar>PGPORT</envar> environment variables.
+ <envar>PGPORT</envar> environment variables. The tests will be run in a
+ database named <literal>regression</>; any existing database by this name
+ will be dropped.
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<para>
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The <filename>contrib</> modules must have been built and installed first.
You can also do this in a subdirectory of <filename>contrib</> to run
- the tests for just one module.
+ the tests for just one module. Tests of <literal>contrib</> modules will
+ be run in a database named <literal>contrib_regression</>; any existing
+ database by this name will be dropped.
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not worry unless the random test fails repeatedly.
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</sect2>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Configuration Parameters</title>
+
+ <para>
+ When running the tests against an existing installation, some non-default
+ parameter settings could cause the tests to fail. For example, the
+ settings described in <xref linkend="runtime-config-query-enable">
+ could cause plan changes that would affect the results of tests which
+ use <command>EXPLAIN</>.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
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