[PATCH v2] Document external dependencies in the test suite

Jani Nikula jani at nikula.org
Mon Jan 16 13:17:03 PST 2012


On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:09:55 +0100, Xavier Maillard <xavier at maillard.im> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:52:47 -0500, Ethan Glasser-Camp <glasse at cs.rpi.edu> wrote:
> 
> [...]
> 
> > +Prerequisites
> > +-------------
> > +Some tests require external dependencies to run. Without them, they
> > +will be skipped, or (rarely) marked failed. Please install these, so
> > +that you know if you break anything.
> > +
> > +  - dtach(1)
> > +  - emacs(1)
> > +  - emacsclient(1)
> > +  - gdb(1)
> > +  - gpg(1)
> > +  - python(1)
> 
> Looks good but just a nit: what is the meaning of the '1' ?

It's the man page section. See 'man man'.

HTH,
Jani.


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