--- a/tests/test-run-tests.t Tue Aug 25 00:02:44 2015 -0400
+++ b/tests/test-run-tests.t Mon Aug 24 22:23:45 2015 -0400
@@ -621,3 +621,17 @@
# Ran 1 tests, 0 skipped, 0 warned, 0 failed.
#endif
+
+test support for --allow-slow-tests
+ $ cat > test-very-slow-test.t <<EOF
+ > #require slow
+ > $ echo pass
+ > pass
+ > EOF
+ $ run-tests.py test-very-slow-test.t
+ s
+ Skipped test-very-slow-test.t: skipped
+ # Ran 0 tests, 1 skipped, 0 warned, 0 failed.
+ $ run-tests.py --allow-slow-tests test-very-slow-test.t
+ .
+ # Ran 1 tests, 0 skipped, 0 warned, 0 failed.