From: Alexis Laferrière Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:06:19 +0000 (-0500) Subject: tests: add os.skip to README.md X-Git-Tag: v0.7~60^2 X-Git-Url: http://nitlanguage.org tests: add os.skip to README.md Signed-off-by: Alexis Laferrière --- diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md index c1b4cff..cbf966b 100644 --- a/tests/README.md +++ b/tests/README.md @@ -170,12 +170,15 @@ It is a success. The `$engine.skip` files (where `$engine` is an engine name, see below) describe tests that are skipped completely on a given engine. Usually it used with then engine `niti` because tests are too long. -The `cc.skip` file describes tests that are analysed but no executable is generated. -Usually it is because expected CC errors or missing C libraries. +The `cc.skip` file describes tests that are analyzed but no executable is generated. +Usually it is because of expected CC errors or missing C libraries. The `exec.skip` file describes tests that compiled but not executed. Usually it is because the programs are interactive or run some kind of server. +The `$os.skip` file describes tests that are to be skipped completely on the given OS. +Usually it is because of OS specific libraries. + These `*.skip` files contain a list of patterns that will be used against test names. A single substring can thus be used to skip a full family of tests.