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authorMattias Andrée <m@maandree.se>2026-02-22 13:54:22 +0100
committerMattias Andrée <m@maandree.se>2026-02-22 13:54:22 +0100
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Fix readmeHEADmaster
Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée <m@maandree.se>
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-rw-r--r--README20
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/README b/README
index f859dd2..0aa427e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ To test your implementations run
env EPATH=<path> ./test-all [<utils>...]
-If you have exec-as installed, and what to test
+If you have exec-as installed, and want to test a
multi-call binary, run
env EXECBOX=<binary> ./test-all [<utils>...]
-you also copy all files into <path> and just run
+You can also copy all files into <path> and just run
./test [<utils>...]
@@ -22,24 +22,24 @@ To run the utilities under valgrind run
env PREFIX=valgrind ./test-all [<utils>...]
-You can also run indiviual tests:
+You can also run individual tests:
env [PREFIX=valgrind] [<UTIL>=<pathname>] ./<util>-test/test [<tests>...]
(<UTIL> is uppercase of <util> with _ instead of - (that is, `tr '[a-z-]' '[A-Z_]'`))
-here, <pathname> usually require the prefix ../ unless it is
+Here, <pathname> usually requires the prefix ../ unless it is
an absolute path, but sometimes the prefix ../../ is required.
Relative paths are always relative to ./<util>-test/, or
subdirectory of ./<util>-test/, not to the current working
directory.
-The exit status for ./<util>-test/test are:
+The exit statuses for ./<util>-test/test are:
0: All tests passed.
- 1: The implemention is standards-compliant (as far as
+ 1: The implementation is standards-compliant (as far as
the test can tell), but at least one test failed.
- 2: The implemention is not standards-compliant.
+ 2: The implementation is not standards-compliant.
NOTES FOR PATCH-TEST
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ NOTES FOR PATCH-TEST
asking the user questions. If the -f flag is not
available or does something else, set FORCE_PATCH
to the path and flags for patch(1) that runs patch(1)
- qwithout asking questions. If the path is relative,
- it is relative to a direct subdiretory of ./patch-test/
+ without asking questions. If the path is relative,
+ it is relative to a direct subdirectory of ./patch-test/
(../../ prefix.) You may also have to change some
- strings in ./patct-test/__test.
+ strings in ./patch-test/__test.