[FFmpeg-cvslog] doc/fate: advise on --assert-level=2

[Nicolas Gaullier]

ffmpeg | branch: master | Nicolas Gaullier <nicolas.gaullier at cji.paris> | Tue Mar 12 13:09:20 2024 +0100| [b96571df3a96c65c9cd258a6d066df30d9d57c3e] | committer: Michael Niedermayer

doc/fate: advise on --assert-level=2

Signed-off-by: Nicolas Gaullier <nicolas.gaullier at cji.paris>
Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc>

> http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi/ffmpeg.git/?a=commit;h=b96571df3a96c65c9cd258a6d066df30d9d57c3e
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 doc/fate.texi | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/fate.texi b/doc/fate.texi
index 2fa8c34c2d..17644ce65a 100644
--- a/doc/fate.texi
+++ b/doc/fate.texi
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ Do not put a '~' character in the samples path to indicate a home
 directory. Because of shell nuances, this will cause FATE to fail.
 @end float
 
+Beware that some assertions are disabled by default, so mind setting
+ at option{--assert-level=<level>} at configuration time, e.g. when seeking
+the highest possible test coverage:
+ at example
+./configure --assert-level=2
+ at end example
+Note that raising the assert level could have a performance impact.
+
 To get the complete list of tests, run the command:
 @example
 make fate-list