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diff --git a/test/README b/test/README index 485ce290d..1a300663b 100644 --- a/test/README +++ b/test/README @@ -268,11 +268,15 @@ There are some options for the ./runtest script itself: -FLAVOUR <flavour> This allows "overrides" for the test results. It's intended use is to deal with distro specific differences in the test - output. The default flavour is "foo". If during the test - run differences between the current and the expected output - are found and no flavour file exists already, you may update - the "common" expected output or you may create a flavour - file. If a flavour file already exists, any updates will go + output. The default flavour is "FOO" if autodetection fails. + (Autodection is possible for known flavours only. Known + flavours are computed after file name extensions in stdout/* + and stderr/*.) + + If during the test run differences between the current and + the expected output are found and no flavour file exists already, + you may update the "common" expected output or you may create a + flavour file. If a flavour file already exists, any updates will go into that flavour file! -KEEP Normally, after a successful run, the test output files are |