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@@ -160,3 +160,51 @@ python stepX_YYY.py cd ruby ruby stepX_YYY.rb ``` + +## Running tests + +The are nearly 400 generic Mal tests (for all implementations) in the +`tests/` directory. Each step has a corresponding test file containing +tests specific to that step. The `runtest.py` test harness uses +pexpect to launch a Mal step implementation and then feeds the tests +one at a time to the implementation and compares the output/return +value to the expected output/return value. + +To simplify the process of running tests, a top level Makefile is +provided with convenient test targets. + +* To run all the tests across all implementations (be prepared to wait): + +``` +make test +``` + +* To run all tests against a single implementation: + +``` +make test^IMPL + +# e.g. +make test^clojure +make test^js +``` + +* To run tests for a single step against all implementations: + +``` +make test^stepX + +# e.g. +make test^step2 +make test^step7 +``` + +* To run a specifc step against a single implementation: + +``` +make test^IMPL^stepX + +# e.g +make test^ruby^step3 +make test^ps^step4 +``` |