Something like: ./autogen.sh ./configure make check-TESTS will fail, unless 'make check' is run before 'make check-TESTS' for Makefile.am snippet like:
check_PROGRAMS = foo check_SCRIPTS = run_foo_wrapper.sh TESTS = $(check_SCRIPTS) --- lib/am/check.am | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/lib/am/check.am b/lib/am/check.am index 7bcffd53faa8..15cfc7c64598 100644 --- a/lib/am/check.am +++ b/lib/am/check.am @@ -401,7 +401,8 @@ RECHECK_LOGS = $(TEST_LOGS) ## Running all tests, or rechecking failures. ## ## ------------------------------------------ ## -check-TESTS: +## Running tests depend on $(check_SCRIPTS), $(check_PROGRAMS), etc. +check-TESTS: %CHECK_DEPS% @list='$(RECHECK_LOGS)'; test -z "$$list" || rm -f $$list @list='$(RECHECK_LOGS:.log=.trs)'; test -z "$$list" || rm -f $$list ## We always have to remove $(TEST_SUITE_LOG), to ensure its rule is run -- 2.1.4