---
name: "alr-test"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "alire"
version: "1.2.1-2.1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/alr-test"
---

# alr-test(1)

Tests the compilation of all or some releases

## NAME

alr-test - Tests the compilation of all or some releases

## SYNOPSIS

*alr test* \[options\] \[crate\[versions\]\]...

## OPTIONS

- \--continue

  Skip testing of releases already in folder

- \--docker*\[=IMAGE\]*

  *Test releases within docker IMAGE (or alire/gnat:debian-stable)*

- *--full*

  *Test all indexed crates*

- *--newest*

  *Test only the newest release in crates*

- *--redo*

  *Retest releases already in folder (implies --continue)*

- *--search*

  *Interpret arguments as substrings instead of exact crate names*

## GLOBAL OPTIONS

- *-c, --config=ARG*

  *Override configuration folder location*

- *-f, --force*

  *Keep going after a recoverable troublesome situation*

- *-h, --help*

  *Display general or command-specific help*

- *-n, --non-interactive*

  *Assume default answers for all user prompts*

- *--no-color*

  *Disables colors in output*

- *--no-tty*

  *Disables control characters in output*

- *--prefer-oldest*

  *Prefer oldest versions instead of newest when resolving dependencies*

- *--version*

  *Displays version and exits*

- *-q*

  *Limit output to errors*

- *-v*

  *Be more verbose (use twice for extra detail)*

- *-d, --debug\[\]*

  *Enable debug-specific log messages*

## DESCRIPTION

*Tests the retrievability and buildability of all or specific releases. Unless* *--continue or --redo is given, the command expects to be run in an empty* *folder.*

*After completion, a report in text, markup and junit format will be available* *in the current directory. A complete log of each release building process* *will be available in respective \<release\>/alire/alr\_test.log files.* *Version selection syntax (global policy applies within the allowed version* *subsets):*

*crate        	Newest/oldest version*\
 *crate=version	Exact version*\
 *crate^version	Major-compatible version*\
 *crate~version	Minor-compatible version*

## SEE ALSO

*[alr(1)](/alr/1.md)*, *[alr-action(1)](/alr-action/1.md)*, *[alr-build(1)](/alr-build/1.md)*, *[alr-clean(1)](/alr-clean/1.md)*, *[alr-dev(1)](/alr-dev/1.md)*, *[alr-edit(1)](/alr-edit/1.md)*, *[alr-run(1)](/alr-run/1.md)*, *[alr-exec(1)](/alr-exec/1.md)*, *[gprbuild(1)](/gprbuild/1.md)*

## AUTHOR

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