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Improve description of --disable-rpath workaround for regression test

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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml,v 1.43 2004/12/02 20:35:45 momjian Exp $ --> <!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml,v 1.44 2004/12/03 17:46:19 tgl Exp $ -->
<chapter id="regress"> <chapter id="regress">
<title id="regress-title">Regression Tests</title> <title id="regress-title">Regression Tests</title>
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<filename>src/test/regress</filename> and run the command there.) <filename>src/test/regress</filename> and run the command there.)
This will first build several auxiliary files, such as This will first build several auxiliary files, such as
some sample user-defined trigger functions, and then run the test driver some sample user-defined trigger functions, and then run the test driver
script. On some platforms if you want perform a <literal>make check<literal>
without installing it first, you have to build with:
<literal>configure --disable-rpath</>.
At the end you should see something like
script. At the end you should see something like script. At the end you should see something like
<screen> <screen>
<computeroutput> <computeroutput>
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Alternatively, run the tests after installation. Alternatively, run the tests after installation.
</para> </para>
<para>
If you have configured <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> to install
into a location where an older <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
installation already exists, and you perform <literal>gmake check</>
before installing the new version, you may find that the tests fail
because the new programs try to use the already-installed shared
libraries. (Typical symptoms are complaints about undefined symbols.)
If you wish to run the tests before overwriting the old installation,
you'll need to build with <literal>configure --disable-rpath</>.
It is not recommended that you use this option for the final installation,
however.
</para>
<para> <para>
The parallel regression test starts quite a few processes under your The parallel regression test starts quite a few processes under your
user ID. Presently, the maximum concurrency is twenty parallel test user ID. Presently, the maximum concurrency is twenty parallel test