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@@ -10,10 +10,24 @@ name of the test case should be the assertion that is tested. The test case
should be a shell fragment that returns successfully if the test case passes,
and unsuccessfully otherwise.
+Set SKIP_KNOWN_BUGS environment variable to any non-empty value
+to exclude tests which are known to fail.
+
+Set SKIP_INTERNET_TESTS to exclude tests which require working
+internet connection.
+
If the test case relies on a certain feature, it should include the string
"FEATURE: " followed by the name of the feature in a comment. If it is always
expected to fail, it should include the string "XFAIL" in a comment.
+
+Common causes of false positives:
+
+For busybox built against uclibc, /etc/TZ does not exist or does not match
+host system timezone setting. For glibc based host systems, timezona settings
+are in /etc/localtime.
+
+
For the entire testsuite, the copyright is as follows:
Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Matt Kraai