+if [ $NOTMUCH_HAVE_XAPIAN_COMPACT -eq 0 ]; then
+ test_begin_subtest "Compact unsupported: error message"
+ output=$(notmuch compact --quiet 2>&1)
+ test_expect_equal "$output" "notmuch was compiled against a xapian version lacking compaction support.
+Compaction failed: Unsupported operation"
+
+ test_begin_subtest "Compact unsupported: status code"
+ test_expect_code 1 "notmuch compact"
+
+ test_done
+fi
+
+test_begin_subtest "Running compact"
+test_expect_success "notmuch compact --backup=${TEST_DIRECTORY}/xapian.old"