| 7 |
used by pcretest), which is recognized and handled by the program. |
used by pcretest), which is recognized and handled by the program. |
| 8 |
|
|
| 9 |
The data lines are processed as Perl double-quoted strings, so if they contain |
The data lines are processed as Perl double-quoted strings, so if they contain |
| 10 |
" \ $ or @ characters, these have to be escaped. For this reason, all such |
" $ or @ characters, these have to be escaped. For this reason, all such |
| 11 |
characters in testinput1 and testinput3 are escaped so that they can be used |
characters in testinput1 and testinput4 are escaped so that they can be used |
| 12 |
for perltest as well as for pcretest, and the special upper case modifiers such |
for perltest as well as for pcretest. The special upper case pattern |
| 13 |
as /A that pcretest recognizes are not used in these files. The output should |
modifiers such as /A that pcretest recognizes, and its special data line |
| 14 |
be identical, apart from the initial identifying banner. |
escapes, are not used in these files. The output should be identical, apart |
| 15 |
|
from the initial identifying banner. |
| 16 |
|
|
| 17 |
The perltest script can also test UTF-8 features. It works as is for Perl 5.8 |
The perltest script can also test UTF-8 features. It works as is for Perl 5.8 |
| 18 |
or higher. It recognizes the special modifier /8 that pcretest uses to invoke |
or higher. It recognizes the special modifier /8 that pcretest uses to invoke |
| 19 |
UTF-8 functionality. The testinput5 file can be fed to perltest to run UTF-8 |
UTF-8 functionality. The testinput4 file can be fed to perltest to run |
| 20 |
tests. |
compatible UTF-8 tests. |
| 21 |
|
|
| 22 |
For Perl 5.6, perltest won't work unmodified for the UTF-8 tests. You need to |
For Perl 5.6, perltest won't work unmodified for the UTF-8 tests. You need to |
| 23 |
uncomment the "use utf8" lines that it contains. It is best to do this on a |
uncomment the "use utf8" lines that it contains. It is best to do this on a |
| 24 |
copy of the script, because for non-UTF-8 tests, these lines should remain |
copy of the script, because for non-UTF-8 tests, these lines should remain |
| 25 |
commented out. |
commented out. |
| 26 |
|
|
| 27 |
The testinput2 and testinput4 files are not suitable for feeding to perltest, |
The other testinput files are not suitable for feeding to perltest, since they |
| 28 |
since they do make use of the special upper case modifiers and escapes that |
make use of the special upper case modifiers and escapes that pcretest uses to |
| 29 |
pcretest uses to test some features of PCRE. The first of these files also |
test some features of PCRE. Some of these files also contains malformed regular |
| 30 |
contains malformed regular expressions, in order to check that PCRE diagnoses |
expressions, in order to check that PCRE diagnoses them correctly. |
|
them correctly. Similarly, testinput6 tests UTF-8 features that do not relate |
|
|
to Perl. |
|
| 31 |
|
|
| 32 |
Philip Hazel <ph10@cam.ac.uk> |
Philip Hazel <ph10@cam.ac.uk> |
| 33 |
August 2002 |
September 2004 |
Parent Directory
| 
Revision Log
| 
Patch