* gdbint.texinfo (Testsuite): Document parallel make check.

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2009-07-09 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
* gdbint.texinfo (Testsuite): Document parallel make check.
2009-07-09 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
* gdbint.texinfo (Testsuite): Document test transcripts.

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where @var{tests} is a list of test script file names, separated by
spaces.
If you use GNU make, you can use its @option{-j} option to run the
testsuite in parallel. This can greatly reduce the amount of time it
takes for the testsuite to run. In this case, if you set
@code{RUNTESTFLAGS} then, by default, the tests will be run serially
even under @option{-j}. You can override this and force a parallel run
by setting the @code{make} variable @code{FORCE_PARALLEL} to any
non-empty value. Note that the parallel @kbd{make check} assumes
that you want to run the entire testsuite, so it is not compatible
with some dejagnu options, like @option{--directory}.
The ideal test run consists of expected passes only; however, reality
conspires to keep us from this ideal. Unexpected failures indicate
real problems, whether in @value{GDBN} or in the testsuite. Expected