* README, README.alpha: Document how to test an arbitrary

installed libtool script.

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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-04-25  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
+
+       * README, README.alpha: Document how to test an arbitrary
+       installed libtool script.
+
 2007-04-24  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
 
        * tests/cmdline_wrap.at: Avoid `AT_CAPTURE_FILE' if it not

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@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@ but simple help may also be obtained through
 
 For verbose output, add the flag `-v', for running only a subset of the
 independent tests, merely specify them by number or by keyword, both of
-which are displayed with the `--list' flag.
+which are displayed with the `--list' flag.  For example, the `libtool'
+keyword is used for the tests that exercise only this script.  So it is
+possible to test an installed script, possibly from a different Libtool
+release, with
+  gmake check-local TESTSUITEFLAGS="-k libtool LIBTOOL=/path/to/libtool"
 
 If you wish to report test failures to the libtool list, you need to
 send the file `tests/testsuite.log' to the bug report mailing list,

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+++ b/README.alpha
@@ -104,7 +104,11 @@ but simple help may also be obtained through
 
 For verbose output, add the flag `-v', for running only a subset of the
 independent tests, merely specify them by number or by keyword, both of
-which are displayed with the `--list' flag.
+which are displayed with the `--list' flag.  For example, the `libtool'
+keyword is used for the tests that exercise only this script.  So it is
+possible to test an installed script, possibly from a different Libtool
+release, with
+  gmake check-local TESTSUITEFLAGS="-k libtool LIBTOOL=/path/to/libtool"
 
 If you wish to report test failures to the libtool list, you need to
 send the file `tests/testsuite.log' to the bug report mailing list,