OpenSSL: fix build on older library version

[exim.git] / test / README

diff --git a/test/README b/test/README
index a399765e2e9e5f1078e31591fd7b11b1f34c867a..ab9fb64966bba9a50757dd9d56d15f680de96a06 100644 (file)
--- a/test/README
+++ b/test/README
@@ -747,6 +747,12 @@ This command runs the exigrep utility with the given data (the search pattern)
 on the current mainlog file.
 
 
+  exiqgrep <data>
+
+This command runs the exiqgrep utility with the given options
+on the current spool directory.
+
+
   gnutls
 
 This command is present at the start of all but one of the tests that use
@@ -862,15 +868,21 @@ The remaining commands are followed by data lines for their standard input,
 terminated by four asterisks ("****"). Even if no data is required for the particular
 usage, the asterisks must be given.
 
-If the input line starts with '>>> ', this prefix and any trailing spaces
-(including line feed) are removed. The reminder is processed with Perl's
-string eval() function, effectivly evaluatiing escape sequences like
-'\x41', or '\r'.  If you need a line feed there, you need to encode it
-according to your needs.
+If the input line starts with ':<cmd>:', this prefix is removed and the
+line is processed by the runtest script before sending. The following
+commands are recognised:
 
-If the input line starts with '\>>> ', the backslash is removed and the
-rest of the line is passed as input. This is used by the client tool,
-which understands the '>>> ' prefix for similar processing.
+- "eval": process the reset of the line with Perl's string eval()
+  function. This can be used to send arbitrary data by encoding it as
+  escape sequences (e.g. "\x41\101"). If you need a line ending, you have
+  to append it accordingly (e.g. "\r\n").
+
+- "noeol": do not terminate the data sent to the application with an end
+  of line character.
+
+- "sleep": interpret the rest of the line as an integer and sleep for
+  that number of seconds before proceeding. No data will be output to
+  the application.
 
 
   background
@@ -1056,10 +1068,7 @@ Lines in client scripts are of several kinds:
 
 (5) ">>> ": If a line begins with three '>' characters and a space, the rest of the
     line is input to be sent to the server.  Backslash escaping is done as
-    described below, but no trailing "\r\n" is sent. As the runtest's 
-    input processing catches the '>>> ' for its string eval, you may
-    want to escape from this first stage processing by prefixing your
-    line with '\'.
+    described below, but no trailing "\r\n" is sent.
 
 (6) "<<< ": If a line begin with three '<' characters and a space, the rest of the
     line is a filename; the content of the file is inserted into the script
@@ -1116,13 +1125,16 @@ are of the following kinds:
 (2) A line that starts with "*sleep" specifies a number of seconds to wait
     before proceeding.
 
-(3) A line containing "*eof" specifies that the client is expected to close
+(3) A line containing "*data" and a number specifies that the client is
+    expected to send that many byte; the server discards them
+
+(4) A line containing "*eof" specifies that the client is expected to close
     the connection at this point.
 
-(4) A line containing just '.' specifies that the client is expected to send
+(5) A line containing just '.' specifies that the client is expected to send
     many lines, terminated by one that contains just a dot.
 
-(5) Otherwise, the line defines the start of an input line that the client
+(6) Otherwise, the line defines the start of an input line that the client
     is expected to send. To allow for lines that start with digits, the line
     may start with '<', which is not taken as part of the input data. If the
     lines starts with '<<' then only the characters are expected; no return-