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diff --git a/doc/unit-tests.txt b/doc/unit-tests.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e7f215188e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/unit-tests.txt @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +Compiling/runing bitcoind unit tests +------------------------------------ + +bitcoind unit tests are in the src/test/ directory; they +use the Boost::Test unit-testing framework. + +To compile and run the tests: +cd src +make -f makefile.unix test_bitcoin # Replace makefile.unix if you're not on unix +./test_bitcoin # Runs the unit tests + +If all tests succeed the last line of output will be: +*** No errors detected + +To add more tests, add BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE's to the existing +.cpp files in the test/ directory or add new .cpp files that +implement new BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE's (the makefiles are +set up to add test/*.cpp to test_bitcoin automatically). + + +Compiling/running Bitcoin-Qt unit tests +--------------------------------------- + +Bitcoin-Qt unit tests are in the src/qt/test/ directory; they +use the Qt unit-testing framework. + +To compile and run the tests: +qmake bitcoin-qt.pro BITCOIN_QT_TEST=1 +make +./bitcoin-qt_test + +To add more tests, add them to the src/qt/test/ directory, +the src/qt/test/test_main.cpp file, and bitcoin-qt.pro. |