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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml index 855c13a1ec6..141eaaa0bf1 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml,v 1.52 2006/06/18 15:38:36 petere Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml,v 1.53 2006/07/19 02:37:00 tgl Exp $ --> <chapter id="regress"> <title id="regress-title">Regression Tests</title> @@ -110,19 +110,6 @@ gmake MAX_CONNECTIONS=10 check runs no more than ten tests concurrently. </para> - <para> - On some systems, the default Bourne-compatible shell - (<filename>/bin/sh</filename>) gets confused when it has to manage - too many child processes in parallel. This may cause the parallel - test run to lock up or fail. In such cases, specify a different - Bourne-compatible shell on the command line, for example: -<screen> -gmake SHELL=/bin/ksh check -</screen> - If no non-broken shell is available, you may be able to work around the - problem by limiting the number of connections, as shown above. - </para> - <para> To run the tests after installation<![%standalone-ignore;[ (see <xref linkend="installation">)]]>, initialize a data area and start the @@ -370,13 +357,10 @@ testname/platformpattern=comparisonfilename The test name is just the name of the particular regression test module. The platform pattern is a pattern in the style of the Unix tool <command>expr</> (that is, a regular expression with an implicit - <literal>^</literal> anchor - at the start). It is matched against the platform name as printed - by <command>config.guess</command> followed by - <literal>:gcc</literal> or <literal>:cc</literal>, depending on - whether you use the GNU compiler or the system's native compiler - (on systems where there is a difference). The comparison file - name is the base name of the substitute result comparison file. + <literal>^</literal> anchor at the start). It is matched against the + platform name as printed by <command>config.guess</command>. + The comparison file name is the base name of the substitute result + comparison file. </para> <para> |