Merge #11219: [docs] explain how to recompile a modified unit test

478d4fb79 [docs] explain how to recompile only what bitcoind tests need (Sjors Provoost)

Pull request description:

  It was not obvious to me to run `make` inside the test directory, especially because `make src/test` and `make src/test/test_bitcoin` result in `make: Nothing to be done for ...`.

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@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ and tests weren't explicitly disabled.
After configuring, they can be run with `make check`.
To run the bitcoind tests manually, launch `src/test/test_bitcoin`.
To run the bitcoind tests manually, launch `src/test/test_bitcoin`. To recompile
after a test file was modified, run `make` and then run the test again. If you
modify a non-test file, use `make -C src/test` to recompile only what's needed
to run the bitcoind tests.
To add more bitcoind tests, add `BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE` functions to the existing
.cpp files in the `test/` directory or add new .cpp files that