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+Compiling/runing bitcoind unit tests
+------------------------------------
+
+bitcoind unit tests are in the src/test/ directory; they
+use the Boost::Test unit-testing framework.
+
+To compile and run the tests:
+cd src
+make -f makefile.unix test_bitcoin  # Replace makefile.unix if you're not on unix
+./test_bitcoin   # Runs the unit tests
+
+If all tests succeed the last line of output will be:
+*** No errors detected
+
+To add more tests, add BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE's to the existing
+.cpp files in the test/ directory or add new .cpp files that
+implement new BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE's (and add them to the
+list of includes in test_bitcoin.cpp).