Jeff King [off-list ref] writes:
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 08:24:46PM +0200, Thomas Rast wrote:
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We've had this option since f423ef5 (tests: allow user to specify
trash directory location, 2009-08-09). Make it easier to look up :-)
Acked-by: Jeff King <redacted>
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+--root=<directory>::
+ Use <directory> as a trash directory to store all temporary
+ data during testing, instead of the t/ directory itself.
+ Using this option with a RAM-based filesystem (such as tmpfs)
+ can massively speed up the test suite.
Minor nit: <directory> is not the trash directory, but rather the root
of all trash directories. I think anybody with half a clue will
understand what it means, though.
Then...
Create "trash" directories used to store all temporary data during
testing under <directory>, instead of the t/ directory.
perhaps?