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@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ results for equality, if testing is enabled. If the values are not
equal, an informative exception will be generated; see the `assert'
macro for further details.
-`assertEqual' is more suitable than than `assertMatch' when the
+`assertEqual' is more suitable than `assertMatch' when the
left-hand side is a computed value rather than a simple pattern, and
gives more details than `?assert(Expect =:= Expr)'.
@@ -690,9 +690,12 @@ it like `debugMsg'. The result is always `ok'.</dd>
<dt>`debugVal(Expr)'</dt>
<dd>Prints both the source code for `Expr' and its current value. E.g.,
`?debugVal(f(X))' might be displayed as "`f(X) = 42'". (Large terms are
-shown truncated.) The result is always the value of `Expr', so this
-macro can be wrapped around any expression to display its value when
-the code is compiled with debugging enabled.</dd>
+truncated to the depth given by the macro `EUNIT_DEBUG_VAL_DEPTH', which
+defaults to 15 but can be overridden by the user.) The result is always the
+value of `Expr', so this macro can be wrapped around any expression to
+display its value when the code is compiled with debugging enabled.</dd>
+<dt>`debugVal(Expr, Depth)'</dt>
+<dd>Like `debugVal(Expr)', but prints terms truncated to the given depth.</dd>
<dt>`debugTime(Text,Expr)'</dt>
<dd>Prints `Text' and the wall clock time for evaluation of `Expr'. The
result is always the value of `Expr', so this macro can be wrapped
@@ -885,7 +888,7 @@ the timeout is exceeded, the unfinished tests will be forced to
terminate. Note that if a timeout is set around a fixture, it includes
the time for setup and cleanup, and if the timeout is triggered, the
entire fixture is abruptly terminated (without running the
-cleanup).</dd>
+cleanup). The default timeout for an individual test is 5 seconds.</dd>
<dt>`{inorder, Tests}'</dt>
<dd>Runs the specified tests in strict order. Also see `{inparallel,
Tests}'. By default, tests are neither marked as `inorder' or
@@ -907,7 +910,6 @@ the test set is finished, regardless of the outcome (success, failures,
timeouts, etc.).
To make the descriptions simpler, we first list some definitions:
-<center>
<table border="0" cellspacing="4">
<tr>
<td>`Setup'</td><td>`() -> (R::any())'</td>
@@ -928,7 +930,6 @@ To make the descriptions simpler, we first list some definitions:
<td>`Where'</td><td>`local | spawn | {spawn, Node::atom()}'</td>
</tr>
</table>
-</center>
(these are explained in more detail further below.)
The following representations specify fixture handling for test sets:
@@ -993,7 +994,7 @@ specified node. `local' means that the current process will handle both
setup/teardown and running the tests - the drawback is that if a test
times out so that the process is killed, the <em>cleanup will not be
performed</em>; hence, avoid this for persistent fixtures such as file
-operations. In general, 'local' should only be used when:
+operations. In general, `local' should only be used when:
<ul>
<li>the setup/teardown needs to be executed by the process that will
run the tests;</li>