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diff --git a/test/README b/test/README index 83ee2614004..e6f28ec4797 100644 --- a/test/README +++ b/test/README @@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ debugging. To do that, use make TEST_INTERACTIVE=yes ... +Some of the tests require a remote temporary directory +(filenotify-tests.el, shadowfile-tests.el and tramp-tests.el). Per +default, a mock-up connection method is used (this might not be +possible when running on MS Windows). If you want to test a real +remote connection, set $REMOTE_TEMPORARY_FILE_DIRECTORY to a suitable +value in order to overwrite the default value: + + env REMOTE_TEMPORARY_FILE_DIRECTORY=/ssh:host:/tmp make ... + (Also, see etc/compilation.txt for compilation mode font lock tests.) |