test: Test upgrade to ghost messages feature

[notmuch] / test / README

diff --git a/test/README b/test/README
index d12cff24e2bd7a0796446e76c9e1559da46db1d4..81a1c82dcdbdb9487cdbc701f7db5aa6bd9c43f0 100644 (file)
--- a/test/README
+++ b/test/README
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ The following command-line options are available when running tests:
        Pointing this argument at a tmpfs filesystem can improve the
        speed of the test suite for some users.
 
+Certain tests require precomputed databases to complete. You can fetch these
+databases with
+
+       make download-test-databases
+
+If you do not download the test databases, the relevant tests will be
+skipped.
+
 When invoking the test suite via "make test" any of the above options
 can be specified as follows:
 
@@ -76,6 +84,14 @@ the tests in one of the following ways.
        TEST_EMACS=my-special-emacs TEST_EMACSCLIENT=my-emacsclient ./emacs
        make test TEST_EMACS=my-special-emacs TEST_EMACSCLIENT=my-emacsclient
 
+Quiet Execution
+---------------
+
+Normally, when new script starts and when test PASSes you get a message
+printed on screen. This printing can be disabled by setting the
+NOTMUCH_TEST_QUIET variable to a non-null value. Message on test
+failures and skips are still printed.
+
 Skipping Tests
 --------------
 If, for any reason, you need to skip one or more tests, you can do so