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diff --git a/src/third_party/wiredtiger/test/format/README b/src/third_party/wiredtiger/test/format/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..eebd4ee7e28 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/third_party/wiredtiger/test/format/README @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +The test/format program randomly generates WiredTiger databases with +different configurations and different size objects and then does +operations on those files. The goal is to test the WiredTiger file +formats. + +test/format should be linked with a version of Berkeley DB (which it +uses to verify format's results). Use the configuration option +--with-berkeleydb=DIR to specify the top-level of an installed Berkeley +DB distribution directory, for example: + + --with-berkeleydb=/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.5.3 |