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author | Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org> | 2008-02-28 19:27:49 +0000 |
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committer | Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org> | 2008-02-28 19:27:49 +0000 |
commit | 8f982b281c69224cb04d36a697b6244a8760a0e4 (patch) | |
tree | d20c06dbd20278e700811bc1666572ccf7c82f4c /tests | |
parent | 36f07d3ea6f91bc0e251e7bd43f018aa031de415 (diff) | |
download | file-git-8f982b281c69224cb04d36a697b6244a8760a0e4.tar.gz |
Add basic instructions for writing tests.
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diff --git a/tests/README b/tests/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..31f9b14e --- /dev/null +++ b/tests/README @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +file tests +========== + +This directory contains tests for file. It is highly encouraged to add +one each time a bug is found, and each time new magic is added. Each +test consists of three files: + + TEST.magic + TEST.testfile + TEST.result + +where TEST is the base name of the test, TEST.magic contains the magic +used, TEST.testfile is the input, and TEST.result is the desired +output from file. + +It suffices to add a triplet of test files to the directory to have +them included in "make check". |