Autodetect xdist and translate make -j to xdist -n

[bup.git] / README.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ From source
     apt-get install python-pyxattr
     apt-get install pkg-config linux-libc-dev libacl1-dev
     apt-get install acl attr
     apt-get install python-pyxattr
     apt-get install pkg-config linux-libc-dev libacl1-dev
     apt-get install acl attr

+    apt-get isntall python-pytest-xdist # optional (parallel tests)

     apt-get install libreadline-dev # optional (bup ftp)
     apt-get install python-tornado # optional (bup web)
     ```
     apt-get install libreadline-dev # optional (bup ftp)
     apt-get install python-tornado # optional (bup web)
     ```


@@ -198,6 +199,14 @@ From source
     make check
     ```
        
     make check
     ```
        

+    If you have the Python xdist module installed, then you can
+    probably run the tests faster by adding the make -j option (see <a
+    href="HACKING">./HACKING</a> for additional information):
+
+    ```sh
+    make -j check
+    ```
+

     The tests should pass.  If they don't pass for you, stop here and
     send an email to bup-list@googlegroups.com.  Though if there are
     symbolic links along the current working directory path, the tests
     The tests should pass.  If they don't pass for you, stop here and
     send an email to bup-list@googlegroups.com.  Though if there are
     symbolic links along the current working directory path, the tests