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# Running tests locally
-Build for your system first. Be sure to enable wallet, utils and daemon when you configure. Tests will not run otherwise.
+Before tests can be run locally, Bitcoin Core must be built. See the [building instructions](/doc#building) for help.
+
### Functional tests
@@ -174,7 +175,8 @@ cat /tmp/user/1000/testo9vsdjo3/node1/regtest/bitcoind.pid
gdb /home/example/bitcoind <pid>
```
-Note: gdb attach step may require `sudo`
+Note: gdb attach step may require ptrace_scope to be modified, or `sudo` preceding the `gdb`.
+See this link for considerations: https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/security/Yama.txt
### Util tests