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+#! perl
+# Copyright (C) 2008, The Perl Foundation.
+# $Id: parrot_config.t 30553 2008-08-26 01:31:47Z chromatic $
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+t/tools/parrot_config.t - test parrot_config and installable-parrot_config
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+    % prove t/tools/parrot_config.t
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+Tests the C<parrot_config> and C<installable_parrot_config> tools by
+comparing some options to the config hash. Esp. the installable logic.
+
+=head1 REQUIREMENTS
+
+This test script requires you to build parrot_config and the installables,
+by using "make parrot_utils" and "make installables" (using a suitable
+make tool for your platform).
+If this requirement has not been met, some tests will be skipped.
+
+=cut
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use lib qw(lib);
+
+use Test::More;
+use IO::File;
+use Parrot::Config;
+use File::Spec;
+
+my ($path_to_cfg, $path_to_parrot, $builddir);
+
+BEGIN {
+    $builddir = $PConfig{build_dir};
+    $path_to_cfg = File::Spec->catfile( $builddir, "parrot_config");
+    $path_to_parrot = File::Spec->catfile( $builddir, "parrot" . $PConfig{exe});
+    unless ( -f $path_to_parrot ) {
+        plan skip_all => "parrot hasn't been built. Run make";
+        exit(0);
+    }
+    my $exefile = $path_to_cfg . $PConfig{exe};
+    unless ( -f $exefile ) {
+        plan skip_all => "parrot_config hasn't been built. Run make parrot_utils";
+        exit(0);
+    }
+    plan tests => 5;
+}
+
+my $tests = 0;
+my $prefix = $PConfig{prefix};
+
+output_eq( $path_to_parrot, File::Spec->catfile( $builddir, "parrot_config.pbc") . " prefix",
+	   $builddir, "./parrot parrot_config.pbc prefix => build_dir");
+output_eq( $path_to_cfg, "prefix",
+	   $builddir, "./parrot_config prefix => build_dir");
+output_eq( $path_to_cfg, "installed",
+	   "0", "./parrot_config installed => 0");
+
+my $path_to_inst = File::Spec->catfile( $builddir, "installable_parrot_config" );
+my $exefile = $path_to_inst . $PConfig{exe};
+SKIP: {
+    skip "installable_parrot_config hasn't been built. Run make installable", 2 unless -f $exefile;
+    output_eq( $exefile, "prefix",
+	       $prefix, "./installable_parrot_config prefix => prefix");
+    output_eq( $exefile, "installed",
+	       "1", "./installable_parrot_config installed => 1");
+}
+
+=head1 HELPER SUBROUTINES
+
+=head2 output_like
+
+    output_eq($path_to_cfg, "prefix",
+              "/usr/local", "$path_to_cfg prefix => /usr/local");
+
+Takes 3-4 arguments: a program to run, the arguments,
+a regex string to match the the output,
+and the optional test diagnostic.
+
+=cut
+
+my $testno = 0;
+
+sub output_eq {
+    my ( $prog, $args, $check, $diag ) = @_;
+    $testno++;
+    my $stdoutfn = "$0.$testno.stdout";
+    system("$prog $args >$stdoutfn 2>&1");
+    my $f = IO::File->new($stdoutfn);
+
+    my $output = join( '', <$f> );
+    $output =~ s/^\s+//g;
+    $output =~ s/\s+$//g;
+
+    local $Test::Builder::Level = $Test::Builder::Level + 1;
+    $f->close;
+    unlink ($stdoutfn);
+    is( $output, $check, $diag );
+}
+
+=head1 TODO
+
+=over 4
+
+=item
+
+Flesh it out.
+This is a bare bones proof of concept just to check the --install logic.
+Add tests for all of the commands.
+
+=back
+
+=cut
+
+# Local Variables:
+#   mode: cperl
+#   cperl-indent-level: 4
+#   fill-column: 100
+# End:
+# vim: expandtab shiftwidth=4: