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Document a few more regression test hazards.
Michael Paquier, reviewed by Christian Kruse
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@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ gmake installcheck-parallel
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The tests will expect to contact the server at the local host and the
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default port number, unless directed otherwise by <envar>PGHOST</envar> and
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<envar>PGPORT</envar> environment variables.
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<envar>PGPORT</envar> environment variables. The tests will be run in a
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database named <literal>regression</>; any existing database by this name
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will be dropped.
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</para>
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<para>
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</screen>
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The <filename>contrib</> modules must have been built and installed first.
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You can also do this in a subdirectory of <filename>contrib</> to run
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the tests for just one module.
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the tests for just one module. Tests of <literal>contrib</> modules will
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be run in a database named <literal>contrib_regression</>; any existing
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database by this name will be dropped.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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not worry unless the random test fails repeatedly.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Configuration Parameters</title>
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<para>
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When running the tests against an existing installation, some non-default
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parameter settings could cause the tests to fail. For example, the
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settings described in <xref linkend="runtime-config-query-enable">
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could cause plan changes that would affect the results of tests which
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use <command>EXPLAIN</>.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<!-- We might want to move the following section into the developer's guide. -->
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