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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTE b/CONTRIBUTE index 9061007fc9c..9c53fe2cccc 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTE +++ b/CONTRIBUTE @@ -251,12 +251,20 @@ Emacs uses ERT, Emacs Lisp Regression Testing, for testing. See (info "(ert)") or https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/ert/ for more information on writing and running tests. +If your test lasts longer than some few seconds, mark it in its +`ert-deftest' definition with ":tags '(:expensive-test)". + To run tests on the entire Emacs tree, run "make check" from the top-level directory. Most tests are in the directory "test/automated". From the "test/automated" directory, run "make <filename>" to run the tests for <filename>.el(c). See "test/automated/Makefile" for more information. +Tests which are tagged ":expensive-test" are enabled additionally, if +you run "make check-expensive" from the top-level directory. "make +<filename>" as mentioned above incorporates expensive tests for +<filename>.el(c). + ** Understanding Emacs Internals. The best way to understand Emacs Internals is to read the code, |