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@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ 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
+To use a custom wrapper to run the test, pass @option{--target-exec} to
+@command{configure} or set the @var{TARGET_EXEC} Make variable.
+
@chapter Submitting the results to the FFmpeg result aggregation server
@@ -168,6 +171,11 @@ the synchronisation of the samples directory.
quite useful to detect thread-related regressions.
@item CPUFLAGS
Specify CPU flags.
+@item TARGET_EXEC
+ Specify or override the wrapper used to run the tests.
+ The @var{TARGET_EXEC} option provides a way to run FATE wrapped in
+ @command{valgrind}, @command{qemu-user} or @command{wine} or on remote targets
+ through @command{ssh}.
@end table
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