[Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 a6ef167 1/2: * test/README: Explain $REMOTE_TEMPORARY_FILE_DIRECTORY.

[Michael Albinus]

branch: emacs-26
commit a6ef167b8dbcfbe5e5792d19737957b030597609
Author: Michael Albinus <address@hidden>
Commit: Michael Albinus <address@hidden>

    * test/README: Explain $REMOTE_TEMPORARY_FILE_DIRECTORY.
---
 test/README | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/test/README b/test/README
index e473248..ef5f53c 100644
--- a/test/README
+++ b/test/README
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ debugging.  To do that, use
 
     make TEST_INTERACTIVE=yes ...
 
+Some of the tests require a remote temporary directory
+(filenotify-tests.el, shadowfile-tests.el and tramp-tests.el).  Per
+default, a mock-up connection method is used (this might not be
+possible when running on MS Windows).  If you want to test a real
+remote connection, set $REMOTE_TEMPORARY_FILE_DIRECTORY to a suitable
+value in order to overwrite the default value:
+
+  env REMOTE_TEMPORARY_FILE_DIRECTORY=/ssh:host:/tmp make ...
+
 
 (Also, see etc/compilation.txt for compilation mode font lock tests.)