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SADT(1)                                                                                      SADT(1)



NAME
       sadt - simple DEP-8 test runner

SYNOPSIS
       sadt [options] [test-name...]

DESCRIPTION
       sadt is a simple implementation of DEP-8 (“automatic as-installed package testing”) test
       runner.

       It is your responsibility to satisfy tests' dependencies.  sadt won't attempt to install any
       missing packages.  If a test's dependencies cannot be satisfied by packages that are
       currently installed, the test will be skipped.

       sadt won't build the package even if a test declares the build-needed restriction.  Instead,
       such a test will be skipped.  However, you can build the package manually, and then tell sadt
       to assume that the package is already built using the -b/--built-source-tree.

       sadt doesn't implement any virtualisation arrangements, therefore it skips tests that declare
       the breaks-testbed restriction.

OPTIONS
       -v, --verbose
           Make the output more verbose.

       -b, --built-source-tree
           Assume that the source tree is already built.  This is equivalent to
           --ignore-restriction=build-needed.

       --ignore-restriction=restriction
           Don't skip tests that declare the restriction.

       -h, --help
           Show a help message and exit.

CONFORMING TO
       README.package-tests shipped by autopkgtest 2.7.2

SEE ALSO
       adt-run(1)



Debian Utilities                             2026-03-04                                      SADT(1)