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This directory contains test scripts that are useful for running a
bunch of tests all at once.
+There are two parts to this:
+
+ * The test runner (selftest/selftest.pl)
+ * The test formatter
+
+selftest.pl simply outputs subunit, which can then be formatted or analyzed
+by tools that understand the subunit protocol. One of these tools is
+format-subunit.pl, which is used by default as part of "make test".
+
Available testsuites
====================
The available testsuites are obtained from a script, usually