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diff --git a/tests/README b/tests/README
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--- a/tests/README
+++ b/tests/README
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
The cURL Test Suite
Requires:
- perl
+ perl (and a unix-style shell)
Run:
'make test'. This invokes the 'runtests.pl' perl script. Edit the top
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ Run:
The script breaks on the first test that doesn't do OK. Use -a to prevent
the script to abort on the first error. Run the script with -v for more
- verbose output.
+ verbose output. Use -d to run the test servers with debug output enabled as
+ well.
Use -s fort shorter output, or pass a string with test numbers to run
specific tests only (like ./runtests.pl "3 4" to test 3 and 4 only)
@@ -33,9 +34,17 @@ Debug:
then just type 'run' in the debugger to perform the command through the
debugger.
+ If a test case causes a core dump, analyze it by running gdb like:
+
+ # gdb ../curl/src core
+
+ ... and get a stack trace with the gdb command:
+
+ (gdb) where
+
Logs:
All logs are generated in the logs/ subdirctory (it is emtpied first
- in the runtests.sh script)
+ in the runtests.pl script)
Data:
All test-data are put in the data/ subdirctory.
@@ -70,7 +79,7 @@ Data:
of the ftp server. It uses a simple syntax that is left to
describe here!
-FIX:
+TODO:
* Make httpserver.pl work when we PUT without Content-Length:
-
+ * Add persistant connection support and test cases