From e6fc702477377eff589e237d92d5644b7870ceb2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dibyendu Majumdar Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2016 15:26:05 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Create README.md --- lua5.1-tests/README.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) create mode 100644 lua5.1-tests/README.md diff --git a/lua5.1-tests/README.md b/lua5.1-tests/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..aa8e81112e --- /dev/null +++ b/lua5.1-tests/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Lua 5.1 Test Suite + +This directory contains a modified version of the Lua 5.1 test suite. The modifications are primarily to disable or amend some tests +so that the test suite can be run. + +## Running the test suite + +You need to have `luajit` on your path. + +On UNIX systems just execute: +``` +./run.sh +``` + +## Tests disabled or ignored +Wherever tests have been switched off or ignored a comment has been added and the code has been made conditional. These failures will +be investigated and either the tests will be modified or permanently disabled depending upon whether the issue is one of compatibility +or a defect in LuaJIT.