From a31d14b7d0f174645b014aa49a113bc35bb22456 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Feng Xiao Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 15:15:15 -0700 Subject: Describe platform requirements for the compatibility tests. --- java/compatibility_tests/README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) (limited to 'java') diff --git a/java/compatibility_tests/README.md b/java/compatibility_tests/README.md index 3a61e856..2465941e 100644 --- a/java/compatibility_tests/README.md +++ b/java/compatibility_tests/README.md @@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ of the dependency is upgraded to the new version. ## How to Run The Tests +We use a shell script to drive the test of different scenarios so the test +will only run on unix-like environments. The script expects a few command +line tools to be available on PATH: git, mvn, wget, grep, sed, java. + Before running the tests, make sure you have already built the protoc binary following [the C++ installation instructions](../../src/README.md). The test scripts will use the built binary located at ${protobuf}/src/protoc. -- cgit v1.2.3