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diff --git a/tests/untestable/readme.markdown b/tests/untestable/readme.markdown index fcb7f4f28..de1ba9459 100644 --- a/tests/untestable/readme.markdown +++ b/tests/untestable/readme.markdown @@ -1,2 +1,9 @@ -This directory contains tests which are not automatically executed -for various reasons. Mainly due to dependencies on external services. \ No newline at end of file +This directory contains integration tests which are not automatically executed +for various reasons: +- dependency on external services +- dependency on files / configuration / state of the local host +- tests that are extremely slow or require large amounts of memory or storage +- tests that spawn local daemons + +Integration tests can become stale very quickly. Automated ./koch tests are +strongly recommended. |