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Add a note about testing out-of-tree builds

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* CONTRIBUTE: Ask contributors to test out-of-tree builds when
making build system changes.
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Robert Pluim 2021-09-20 17:18:40 +02:00
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@ -157,6 +157,14 @@ top-level directory. Most tests are in the directory "test/". From
the "test/" directory, run "make <filename>" to run the tests for
<filename>.el(c). See "test/README" for more information.
If you're making changes that involve the Emacs build system, please
test 'out-of-tree' builds as well, i.e.:
mkdir emacs-build
cd emacs-build
../path-to-emacs-sources/configure
make
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