From edb26159dba85e97731fa1941859cd997aacb2a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Na=C3=AFm=20Favier?= Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:18:41 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc/stdenv: clarify default check target --- doc/stdenv/stdenv.chapter.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/stdenv/stdenv.chapter.md b/doc/stdenv/stdenv.chapter.md index e66cc347677..1972ca62f4f 100644 --- a/doc/stdenv/stdenv.chapter.md +++ b/doc/stdenv/stdenv.chapter.md @@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ Before and after running `make`, the hooks `preBuild` and `postBuild` are called ### The check phase {#ssec-check-phase} -The check phase checks whether the package was built correctly by running its test suite. The default `checkPhase` calls `make check`, but only if the `doCheck` variable is enabled. +The check phase checks whether the package was built correctly by running its test suite. The default `checkPhase` calls `make $checkTarget`, but only if the `doCheck` variable is enabled (see below). #### Variables controlling the check phase {#variables-controlling-the-check-phase} @@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ See the [build phase](#var-stdenv-makeFlags) for details. ##### `checkTarget` {#var-stdenv-checkTarget} -The make target that runs the tests. Defaults to `check`. +The make target that runs the tests. Defaults to `check` if it exists, otherwise `test`; if neither is found, do nothing. ##### `checkFlags` / `checkFlagsArray` {#var-stdenv-checkFlags}