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Various tests, particularly the client program tests
under <code class="filename">src/bin</code>, use the Perl TAP tools and are run
using the Perl testing program <code class="command">prove</code>. You can pass
command-line options to <code class="command">prove</code> by setting
the <code class="command">make</code> variable <code class="varname">PROVE_FLAGS</code>, for example:
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make -C src/bin check PROVE_FLAGS='--timer'
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See the manual page of <code class="command">prove</code> for more information.
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The <code class="command">make</code> variable <code class="varname">PROVE_TESTS</code>
can be used to define a whitespace-separated list of paths relative
to the <code class="filename">Makefile</code> invoking <code class="command">prove</code>
to run the specified subset of tests instead of the default
<code class="filename">t/*.pl</code>. For example:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
make check PROVE_TESTS='t/001_test1.pl t/003_test3.pl'
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The TAP tests require the Perl module <code class="literal">IPC::Run</code>.
This module is available from CPAN or an operating system package.
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