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diff --git a/doc/testing.txt b/doc/testing.txt index 542de5d..6990c2f 100644 --- a/doc/testing.txt +++ b/doc/testing.txt @@ -51,6 +51,20 @@ Adding a new regression test: 7) run the test normally and verify that it passes: $ ctest -R mytest +Adding a new example: +--------------------- + +This is almost the same as adding a new regression test: +1) Create the example under examples/ +2) run the test with the environment variable TEST_GENERATE=1, e.g.: + $ TEST_GENERATE=1 ctest -C Examples -R exampleNNN + (this will generate a exampleNNN-expected.txt file which is used for regression testing) +3) manually verify that the output is correct (tests/regression/<testapp>/exampleNNN.<suffix>) +4) run the test normally and verify that it passes: + $ ctest -C Examples -R exampleNNN + + + Troubleshooting: ------------------------------ |