+emacs_generate_script () {
+ # Construct a little test script here for the benefit of the user,
+ # (who can easily run "run_emacs" to get the same emacs environment
+ # for investigating any failures).
+ cat <<EOF >"$TMP_DIRECTORY/run_emacs"
+#!/bin/sh
+export PATH=$PATH
+export NOTMUCH_CONFIG=$NOTMUCH_CONFIG
+
+# We assume that the user will give a command-line argument only if
+# wanting to run in batch mode.
+if [ \$# -gt 0 ]; then
+ BATCH=--batch
+fi
+
+# Here's what we are using here:
+#
+# --batch: Quit after given commands and print all (messages)
+#
+# --no-init-file Don't load users ~/.emacs
+#
+# --no-site-file Don't load the site-wide startup stuff
+#
+# --directory Ensure that the local elisp sources are found
+#
+# --load Force loading of notmuch.el and test-lib.el
+
+emacs \$BATCH --no-init-file --no-site-file \
+ --directory "$TEST_DIRECTORY/../emacs" --load notmuch.el \
+ --directory "$TEST_DIRECTORY" --load test-lib.el \
+ --eval "(progn \$@)"
+EOF
+ chmod a+x "$TMP_DIRECTORY/run_emacs"
+}
+