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master 2416790: Add a note about testing out-of-tree builds
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Robert Pluim |
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master 2416790: Add a note about testing out-of-tree builds |
Date: |
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:28:54 -0400 (EDT) |
branch: master
commit 24167905955ed6d2aa9d474c80402a40c1cc7b92
Author: Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com>
Commit: Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com>
Add a note about testing out-of-tree builds
* CONTRIBUTE: Ask contributors to test out-of-tree builds when
making build system changes.
---
CONTRIBUTE | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTE b/CONTRIBUTE
index 2d70c49..023d026 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTE
+++ b/CONTRIBUTE
@@ -157,6 +157,14 @@ top-level directory. Most tests are in the directory
"test/". From
the "test/" directory, run "make <filename>" to run the tests for
<filename>.el(c). See "test/README" for more information.
+If you're making changes that involve the Emacs build system, please
+test 'out-of-tree' builds as well, i.e.:
+
+ mkdir emacs-build
+ cd emacs-build
+ ../path-to-emacs-sources/configure
+ make
+
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