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@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ Similarly, tests of features implemented in C should reside in
~-tests.el~ added to the base-name of the tested source file. Thus,
tests for ~src/fileio.c~ should be in ~test/src/fileio-tests.el~.
+Some tests do not belong to any one particular file. Such tests
+should be put in the ~misc~ directory and be given a descriptive name
+that does /not/ end with ~-tests.el~.
+
There are also some test materials that cannot be run automatically
(i.e. via ert). These should be placed in ~/test/manual~; they are
not run by the "make check" command and its derivatives.