From: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@acm.org>
Date: Sat, 2 May 2026 19:00:33 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Minor clarification on test discovery
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Minor clarification on test discovery
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diff --git a/doc/WRITING_TESTS.md b/doc/WRITING_TESTS.md
index 3a7704e25..61c05aecf 100644
--- a/doc/WRITING_TESTS.md
+++ b/doc/WRITING_TESTS.md
@@ -107,8 +107,13 @@ The basic naming convention is `test_<functionality>_<format/API>_<detail>.c` wh
 
 ### 4. Registering the Test
 
-Adding the new files to build system is sufficient to have them built
-and run with the rest of the suite:
+The build system searches uses of `DEFINE_TEST` to locate tests
+in the relevant sources.
+You only need to add the new files to the build system
+to have them built
+and run with the rest of the suite.
+To add them to the build systems,
+you need to update two files:
 
 1. `Makefile.am` in the root:
    - Add `.c` files to `libarchive_test_SOURCES`.