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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml index 8a0b384dec..f721694230 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml @@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ parallel method starts up multiple server processes to run groups of tests in parallel. Parallel testing adds confidence that interprocess communication and locking are working correctly. + Some tests may run sequentially even in the <quote>parallel</quote> + mode in case this is required by the test. </para> <sect2 id="regress-run-temp-inst"> @@ -43,12 +45,12 @@ make check </screen> in the top-level directory. (Or you can change to <filename>src/test/regress</filename> and run the command there.) + Tests which are run in parallel are prefixed with <quote>+</quote>, and + tests which run sequentially are prefixed with <quote>-</quote>. At the end you should see something like: <screen> <computeroutput> -======================= - All 193 tests passed. -======================= +# All 213 tests passed. </computeroutput> </screen> or otherwise a note about which tests failed. See <xref |