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diff --git a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md index 6c3b3ad..f2b0416 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md @@ -1406,10 +1406,7 @@ executable to run. The executable can be an [executable build target object](#build-target-object) returned by [`executable()`](#executable) or an [external program object](#external-program-object) returned by -[`find_program()`](#find_program). The executable's exit code is used -by the test harness to record the outcome of the test, for example -exit code zero indicates success. For more on the Meson test harness -protocol read [Unit Tests](Unit-tests.md). +[`find_program()`](#find_program). Keyword arguments are the following: @@ -1446,6 +1443,12 @@ Keyword arguments are the following: before test is executed even if they have `build_by_default : false`. Since 0.46.0 +- `protocol` specifies how the test results are parsed and can be one + of `exitcode` (the executable's exit code is used by the test harness + to record the outcome of the test) or `tap` ([Test Anything + Protocol](https://www.testanything.org/)). For more on the Meson test + harness protocol read [Unit Tests](Unit-tests.md). Since 0.50.0 + Defined tests can be run in a backend-agnostic way by calling `meson test` inside the build dir, or by using backend-specific commands, such as `ninja test` or `msbuild RUN_TESTS.vcxproj`. |