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diff --git a/test/README b/test/README
index 81a1c82d..ce403cef 100644
--- a/test/README
+++ b/test/README
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ 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
 
+Some tests may require a c compiler. You can choose the name and flags similarly
+to with emacs, e.g.
+
+     make test TEST_CC=gcc TEST_CFLAGS="-g -O2"
+
 Quiet Execution
 ---------------
 
@@ -133,7 +138,7 @@ Source 'test-lib.sh'
 After assigning test_description, the test script should source
 test-lib.sh like this:
 
-	. ./test-lib.sh
+	. ./test-lib.sh || exit 1
 
 This test harness library does the following things: