Re: test directory

[roberto@... (Roberto Ierusalimschy)]

> 
> Something I would like to see is an extensive set of regression test
> scripts that can be used for verifying that nothing is broken after
> having changed something in the lua core. Are there any already, or is
> this something that would have to be written from scratch? These could
> be provided in the source distribution of Lua, or in a separate QA
> package perhaps.
> 

Lua has a large set of regression tests, which we use in its development.
However, it has some problems for general use. See

  http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2005-12/msg00312.html

I can release a similar tarball for 5.1.

(I will try to improve its usability, at least with some user
instructions...)

-- Roberto