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diff --git a/contrib/perl5/t/README b/contrib/perl5/t/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..838434917916 --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/perl5/t/README @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +This is the perl test library. To run all the tests, just type 'TEST'. + +To add new tests, just look at the current tests and do likewise. + +If a test fails, run it by itself to see if it prints any informative +diagnostics. If not, modify the test to print informative diagnostics. +If you put out extra lines with a '#' character on the front, you don't +have to worry about removing the extra print statements later since TEST +ignores lines beginning with '#'. + +If you know that Perl is basically working but expect that some tests +will fail, you may want to use Test::Harness thusly: + ./perl -I../lib harness +This method pinpoints failed tests automatically. + +If you come up with new tests, please send them to larry@wall.org. |