* test/README: Explain $REMOTE_TEMPORARY_FILE_DIRECTORY.

diff --git a/test/README b/test/README
index e473248c9e0c7f89e55626433ebc0cb2970a2ea4..ef5f53cba5563be80b3e3052e2a17d113d8f755e 100644 (file)
--- a/test/README
+++ b/test/README
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ debugging.  To do that, use
 
     make TEST_INTERACTIVE=yes ...
 
+Some of the tests require a remote temporary directory
+(filenotify-tests.el, shadowfile-tests.el and tramp-tests.el).  Per
+default, a mock-up connection method is used (this might not be
+possible when running on MS Windows).  If you want to test a real
+remote connection, set $REMOTE_TEMPORARY_FILE_DIRECTORY to a suitable
+value in order to overwrite the default value:
+
+  env REMOTE_TEMPORARY_FILE_DIRECTORY=/ssh:host:/tmp make ...
+
 \f
 (Also, see etc/compilation.txt for compilation mode font lock tests.)