From 20bff3d7945ec23b44322232d608f5776a1f0e35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Gustafsson Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:49:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Document how to run a subset of regress tests This patch was originally submitted a year ago, but never ended up getting committed. It was later brought up again on a recent thread on the same subject. Original patch by Paul A Jungwirth with some wordsmithing by me based on the review from the original thread. Author: Paul A. Jungwirth Reviewed-by: Daniel Gustafsson Reviewed-by: Viktor Holmberg Reviewed-by: Nazir Bilal Yavuz Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CA+renyXB5jYG9r5-CaDc4g607EB398QwTk_efEXTzarrO8bPzw@mail.gmail.com Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CACJufxHOcmeTkoh2CxFHKv9GRnp9sLVzN=LZhqTgvqT++PXZNQ@mail.gmail.com --- doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml index 8838fe7f022..c05cd2f96f5 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml @@ -125,6 +125,18 @@ make installcheck-parallel + + Running Specific Tests + + + A subset of the regression tests can be run with the command + make check-tests TESTS="boolean char" or + make installcheck-tests TESTS="boolean char". + Note that sometimes tests have dependencies on objects created by other + tests, which can cause unexpected failures. + + + Additional Test Suites -- 2.39.5