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1 | Most of the tests follow the same pattern. | ||
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3 | * test.pl that uses Test::More, and demonstrates whatever functionality | ||
4 | that we're trying to test. This is the reference code. | ||
5 | |||
6 | * test.c, which tests the libtap reimplementation of the same functionality. | ||
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8 | * test.t, which compiles the .c program, runs both test scripts, and then | ||
9 | diffs their output to make sure it's identical. | ||
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11 | Right now, test.t is identical in every directory. This sucks somewhat. | ||
12 | It should either be a symlink to a common script | ||