32.4. TAP Tests
Various tests, particularly the client program tests undersrc/bin, use the Perl TAP tools and are run using the Perl testing programprove. You can pass command-line options toprove by setting themake variablePROVE_FLAGS, for example:
make -C src/bin check PROVE_FLAGS='--timer'
See the manual page ofprove for more information.
The TAP tests require the Perl moduleIPC::Run. This module is available from CPAN or an operating system package. They also requirePostgreSQL to be configured with the option--enable-tap-tests.