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[PATCH] Documentation: running test with --debug keeps "trash" directory

From
Piotr Krukowiecki <piotr.krukowiecki@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 14, 2011, 19:50 UTC
Message-ID
<4D7E717A.8010605@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Piotr Krukowiecki <piotr.krukowiecki@gmail.com>
---
 t/README |    3 +++
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

It wasn't documented and I didn't notice it at first and found it out only after I've started implementing --keep-trash option.

diff --git a/t/README b/t/README
index 78c9e65..5db567e 100644
--- a/t/README
+++ b/t/README
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ appropriately before running "make".
 --debug::
 	This may help the person who is developing a new test.
 	It causes the command defined with test_debug to run.
+	The "trash" directory (used to store all temporary data
+	during testing) is not deleted even if there are no
+	failed tests.
 
 --immediate::
 	This causes the test to immediately exit upon the first
-- 
1.7.4.1.228.g9e388

-- 
Piotr Krukowiecki
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