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Re: [PATCH 2/3] readme: update advice about testsuite execution


From: Jim Meyering
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] readme: update advice about testsuite execution
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:18:54 +0100

Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> * README: Now that the automake testsuite uses the parallel-tests
> driver, there is no need for the user to capture the stdout of
> "make check" to determine which tests have failed: a detailed log
> is automatically saved into the `tests/test-suite.log' file.
> ---
>  ChangeLog |    8 ++++++++
>  README    |    3 +--
>  2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
> index 33faa69..f97bd9b 100644
> --- a/ChangeLog
> +++ b/ChangeLog
> @@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
>  2011-12-14  Stefano Lattarini  <address@hidden>
>
> +     readme: update advice about testsuite execution
> +     * README: Now that the automake testsuite uses the parallel-tests
> +     driver, there is no need for the user to capture the stdout of
> +     "make check" to determine which tests have failed: a detailed log
> +     is automatically saved into the `tests/test-suite.log' file.
> +
> +2011-12-14  Stefano Lattarini  <address@hidden>
> +
>       readme: don't reference the old homepage at sources.redhat.com
>       * README: Don't reference the old homepage at sources.redhat.com,
>       which is no longer active; reference the homepage on www.gnu.org
> diff --git a/README b/README
> index 0633cb8..4011903 100644
> --- a/README
> +++ b/README
> @@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ Automake has a test suite.  Use
>
>       make check
>
> -to run it.  Capture its output in case of failing tests.  For more
> -information, please see the file tests/README.
> +to run it.  For more information, please see the file tests/README.

In general, it is best to omit "please" when it is used like this.



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