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diff --git a/docs/yaml/functions/test.yaml b/docs/yaml/functions/test.yaml index 96a2b286d..bc9ad03eb 100644 --- a/docs/yaml/functions/test.yaml +++ b/docs/yaml/functions/test.yaml @@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ description: | test(..., env: nomalloc, ...) ``` + In addition to running individual executables as test cases, `test()` + can also be used to invoke an external test harness. In this case, + it is best to use `verbose: true` *(since 0.62.0)* and, if supported + by the external harness, `protocol: 'tap'` *(since 0.50.0)*. This will + ensure that Meson logs each subtest as it runs, instead of including + the whole log at the end of the run. + Defined tests can be run in a backend-agnostic way by calling `meson test` inside the build dir, or by using backend-specific commands, such as `ninja test` or `msbuild RUN_TESTS.vcxproj`. |