Explain spurious failures.

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 01269550193fad7fc9419ebb0dd32568b3891ff6..a7aa95de438fe378b7308fa7e818517e303b12d4 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ makeregress:
            comparator $(OPTS) -d test test$${n}-a test$${n}-b | grep -v 'Merge-Program' >test/out$${n}.good;\
        done
 
+# Note: This test is subject to fluky timing-dependent failurtes that 
+# have nothing to do with the actual code. If you see a message of the form
+# "couldn't open testN-a.scf, Success", just run the test again.
 regress:
        @for n in 1 2 3; do \
            comparator $(OPTS) -d test test$${n}-a test$${n}-b | grep -v 'Merge-Program' >test/out$${n}.log;\