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* tests/README: Fix sample run_make_tests command line.

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Marco Sirabella 2024-03-24 16:36:35 -04:00 committed by Paul Smith
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@ -36,12 +36,11 @@ To run the test suite on a UNIX system, use "perl ./run_make_tests"
To run the test suite on Windows NT or DOS systems, use
"perl.exe ./run_make-tests.pl".
By default, the test engine picks up the first executable called "make"
that it finds in your path. You may use the -make_path option (i.e.,
"perl run_make_tests -make_path /usr/local/src/make-3.78/make") if
you want to run a particular copy. This now works correctly with
relative paths and when make is called something other than "make" (like
"gmake").
By default, the test engine picks up the first executable called "make" that
it finds in your path. You may use the -make option (i.e.,
"perl run_make_tests -make /usr/local/src/make-latest/make") if you want to
run a particular copy. This now works correctly with relative paths and
when make is called something other than "make" (like "gmake").
Tests cannot end with a "~" character, as the test suite will ignore any
that do (I was tired of having it run my Emacs backup files as tests :))