Imported Upstream version 3.22.0upstream/3.22.0

19 files changed, 635 insertions, 173 deletions

diff --git a/tests/1.rstest b/tests/1.rstest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c15258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/1.rstest
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# a simple RainerScript test
+result: 0
+in:
+'test 1' <> $var or /* some comment */($SEVERITY == -4 +5 -(3 * - 2) and $fromhost == '127.0.0.1') then 
+$$$
+out:
+00000000: PUSHCONSTANT	test 1[cstr]
+00000001: PUSHMSGVAR	var[cstr]
+00000002: !=	
+00000003: PUSHMSGVAR	severity[cstr]
+00000004: PUSHCONSTANT	4[nbr]
+00000005: UNARY_MINUS	
+00000006: PUSHCONSTANT	5[nbr]
+00000007: +	
+00000008: PUSHCONSTANT	3[nbr]
+00000009: PUSHCONSTANT	2[nbr]
+00000010: UNARY_MINUS	
+00000011: *	
+00000012: -	
+00000013: ==	
+00000014: PUSHMSGVAR	fromhost[cstr]
+00000015: PUSHCONSTANT	127.0.0.1[cstr]
+00000016: ==	
+00000017: and	
+00000018: or	
+$$$
diff --git a/tests/2.rstest b/tests/2.rstest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fb5b79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/2.rstest
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# a simple RainerScript test
+result: 0
+in:
+$msg contains 'test' then 
+$$$
+out:
+00000000: PUSHMSGVAR	msg[cstr]
+00000001: PUSHCONSTANT	test[cstr]
+00000002: contains	
+$$$
diff --git a/tests/DevNull.cfgtest b/tests/DevNull.cfgtest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d30d936
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/DevNull.cfgtest
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+rsyslogd: CONFIG ERROR: there are no active actions configured. Inputs will run, but no output whatsoever is created. [try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2103 ]
+rsyslogd: EMERGENCY CONFIGURATION ACTIVATED - fix rsyslog config file!
+rsyslogd: End of config validation run. Bye.
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index d85a56f..14e7c19 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -1,14 +1,29 @@
-check_PROGRAMS = rt_init rscript_parse
-TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS)
+check_PROGRAMS = rt_init rscript
+TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS) cfg.sh
+TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = RSYSLOG_MODDIR='$(abs_top_builddir)'/runtime/.libs/
+#TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS)
 
 test_files = testbench.h runtime-dummy.c
+EXTRA_DIST=1.rstest 2.rstest err1.rstest \
+	   cfg.sh \
+	   cfg1.cfgtest \
+	   cfg1.testin \
+      	   cfg2.cfgtest \
+	   cfg2.testin \
+	   cfg3.cfgtest \
+	   cfg3.testin \
+	   cfg4.cfgtest \
+	   cfg4.testin \
+	   DevNull.cfgtest \
+	   err1.rstest \
+	   NoExistFile.cfgtest
 
 rt_init_SOURCES = rt-init.c $(test_files)
-rt_init_CPPFLAGS =  -I$(top_srcdir) $(pthreads_cflags) $(rsrt_cflags) 
-rt_init_LDADD = $(rsrt_libs) $(zlib_libs) $(pthreads_libs)
+rt_init_CPPFLAGS =  -I$(top_srcdir) $(PTHREADS_CFLAGS) $(RSRT_CFLAGS)
+rt_init_LDADD = $(RSRT_LIBS) $(ZLIB_LIBS) $(PTHREADS_LIBS)
 rt_init_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic
 
-rscript_parse_SOURCES = rscript-parse.c $(test_files)
-rscript_parse_CPPFLAGS =  -I$(top_srcdir) $(pthreads_cflags) $(rsrt_cflags) 
-rscript_parse_LDADD = $(rsrt_libs) $(zlib_libs) $(pthreads_libs)
-rscript_parse_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic
+rscript_SOURCES = rscript.c $(test_files)
+rscript_CPPFLAGS =  -I$(top_srcdir) $(PTHREADS_CFLAGS) $(RSRT_CFLAGS)
+rscript_LDADD = $(RSRT_LIBS) $(ZLIB_LIBS) $(PTHREADS_LIBS)
+rscript_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.in b/tests/Makefile.in
index 3f87fd4..77239c5 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.in
+++ b/tests/Makefile.in
@@ -31,26 +31,26 @@ PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
 build_triplet = @build@
 host_triplet = @host@
-check_PROGRAMS = rt_init$(EXEEXT) rscript_parse$(EXEEXT)
+check_PROGRAMS = rt_init$(EXEEXT) rscript$(EXEEXT)
 subdir = tests
 DIST_COMMON = README $(srcdir)/Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 ACLOCAL_M4 = $(top_srcdir)/aclocal.m4
-am__aclocal_m4_deps = $(top_srcdir)/configure.ac
+am__aclocal_m4_deps = $(top_srcdir)/m4/atomic_operations.m4 \
+	$(top_srcdir)/configure.ac
 am__configure_deps = $(am__aclocal_m4_deps) $(CONFIGURE_DEPENDENCIES) \
 	$(ACLOCAL_M4)
 mkinstalldirs = $(install_sh) -d
 CONFIG_HEADER = $(top_builddir)/config.h
 CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES =
-am__objects_1 = rscript_parse-runtime-dummy.$(OBJEXT)
-am_rscript_parse_OBJECTS = rscript_parse-rscript-parse.$(OBJEXT) \
-	$(am__objects_1)
-rscript_parse_OBJECTS = $(am_rscript_parse_OBJECTS)
+am__objects_1 = rscript-runtime-dummy.$(OBJEXT)
+am_rscript_OBJECTS = rscript-rscript.$(OBJEXT) $(am__objects_1)
+rscript_OBJECTS = $(am_rscript_OBJECTS)
 am__DEPENDENCIES_1 =
-rscript_parse_DEPENDENCIES = $(am__DEPENDENCIES_1) \
-	$(am__DEPENDENCIES_1) $(am__DEPENDENCIES_1)
-rscript_parse_LINK = $(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
-	$(LIBTOOLFLAGS) --mode=link $(CCLD) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) \
-	$(rscript_parse_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+rscript_DEPENDENCIES = $(am__DEPENDENCIES_1) $(am__DEPENDENCIES_1) \
+	$(am__DEPENDENCIES_1)
+rscript_LINK = $(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) $(LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
+	--mode=link $(CCLD) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(rscript_LDFLAGS) \
+	$(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 am__objects_2 = rt_init-runtime-dummy.$(OBJEXT)
 am_rt_init_OBJECTS = rt_init-rt-init.$(OBJEXT) $(am__objects_2)
 rt_init_OBJECTS = $(am_rt_init_OBJECTS)
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ CCLD = $(CC)
 LINK = $(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) $(LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
 	--mode=link $(CCLD) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(LDFLAGS) -o $@
-SOURCES = $(rscript_parse_SOURCES) $(rt_init_SOURCES)
-DIST_SOURCES = $(rscript_parse_SOURCES) $(rt_init_SOURCES)
+SOURCES = $(rscript_SOURCES) $(rt_init_SOURCES)
+DIST_SOURCES = $(rscript_SOURCES) $(rt_init_SOURCES)
 ETAGS = etags
 CTAGS = ctags
 DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(DIST_SOURCES) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ CXXFLAGS = @CXXFLAGS@
 CYGPATH_W = @CYGPATH_W@
 DEFS = @DEFS@
 DEPDIR = @DEPDIR@
+DL_LIBS = @DL_LIBS@
 DSYMUTIL = @DSYMUTIL@
 ECHO = @ECHO@
 ECHO_C = @ECHO_C@
@@ -104,8 +105,10 @@ EGREP = @EGREP@
 EXEEXT = @EXEEXT@
 F77 = @F77@
 FFLAGS = @FFLAGS@
+GNUTLS_CFLAGS = @GNUTLS_CFLAGS@
+GNUTLS_LIBS = @GNUTLS_LIBS@
 GREP = @GREP@
-HAVE_GNUTLS_CONFIG = @HAVE_GNUTLS_CONFIG@
+GSS_LIBS = @GSS_LIBS@
 HAVE_MYSQL_CONFIG = @HAVE_MYSQL_CONFIG@
 HAVE_PGSQL_CONFIG = @HAVE_PGSQL_CONFIG@
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
@@ -114,6 +117,8 @@ INSTALL_PROGRAM = @INSTALL_PROGRAM@
 INSTALL_SCRIPT = @INSTALL_SCRIPT@
 INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM = @INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM@
 LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
+LIBDBI_CFLAGS = @LIBDBI_CFLAGS@
+LIBDBI_LIBS = @LIBDBI_LIBS@
 LIBLOGGING_CFLAGS = @LIBLOGGING_CFLAGS@
 LIBLOGGING_LIBS = @LIBLOGGING_LIBS@
 LIBOBJS = @LIBOBJS@
@@ -123,6 +128,8 @@ LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
+MYSQL_CFLAGS = @MYSQL_CFLAGS@
+MYSQL_LIBS = @MYSQL_LIBS@
 NMEDIT = @NMEDIT@
 OBJEXT = @OBJEXT@
 PACKAGE = @PACKAGE@
@@ -132,15 +139,25 @@ PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
+PGSQL_CFLAGS = @PGSQL_CFLAGS@
+PGSQL_LIBS = @PGSQL_LIBS@
 PKG_CONFIG = @PKG_CONFIG@
+PTHREADS_CFLAGS = @PTHREADS_CFLAGS@
+PTHREADS_LIBS = @PTHREADS_LIBS@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 RELP_CFLAGS = @RELP_CFLAGS@
 RELP_LIBS = @RELP_LIBS@
+RSRT_CFLAGS = @RSRT_CFLAGS@
+RSRT_LIBS = @RSRT_LIBS@
+RT_LIBS = @RT_LIBS@
 SED = @SED@
 SET_MAKE = @SET_MAKE@
 SHELL = @SHELL@
+SNMP_CFLAGS = @SNMP_CFLAGS@
+SNMP_LIBS = @SNMP_LIBS@
 STRIP = @STRIP@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
+ZLIB_LIBS = @ZLIB_LIBS@
 abs_builddir = @abs_builddir@
 abs_srcdir = @abs_srcdir@
 abs_top_builddir = @abs_top_builddir@
@@ -162,13 +179,9 @@ build_vendor = @build_vendor@
 builddir = @builddir@
 datadir = @datadir@
 datarootdir = @datarootdir@
-dl_libs = @dl_libs@
 docdir = @docdir@
 dvidir = @dvidir@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
-gnutls_cflags = @gnutls_cflags@
-gnutls_libs = @gnutls_libs@
-gss_libs = @gss_libs@
 host = @host@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_cpu = @host_cpu@
@@ -178,49 +191,52 @@ htmldir = @htmldir@
 includedir = @includedir@
 infodir = @infodir@
 install_sh = @install_sh@
-libdbi_cflags = @libdbi_cflags@
-libdbi_libs = @libdbi_libs@
 libdir = @libdir@
 libexecdir = @libexecdir@
 localedir = @localedir@
 localstatedir = @localstatedir@
 mandir = @mandir@
 mkdir_p = @mkdir_p@
-mysql_cflags = @mysql_cflags@
-mysql_libs = @mysql_libs@
+moddirs = @moddirs@
 oldincludedir = @oldincludedir@
 pdfdir = @pdfdir@
-pgsql_cflags = @pgsql_cflags@
-pgsql_libs = @pgsql_libs@
 prefix = @prefix@
 program_transform_name = @program_transform_name@
 psdir = @psdir@
-pthreads_cflags = @pthreads_cflags@
-pthreads_libs = @pthreads_libs@
-rsrt_cflags = @rsrt_cflags@
-rsrt_libs = @rsrt_libs@
-rt_libs = @rt_libs@
 sbindir = @sbindir@
 sharedstatedir = @sharedstatedir@
-snmp_cflags = @snmp_cflags@
-snmp_libs = @snmp_libs@
 srcdir = @srcdir@
 sysconfdir = @sysconfdir@
 target_alias = @target_alias@
 top_build_prefix = @top_build_prefix@
 top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
-zlib_libs = @zlib_libs@
-TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS)
+TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS) cfg.sh
+TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = RSYSLOG_MODDIR='$(abs_top_builddir)'/runtime/.libs/
+#TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS)
 test_files = testbench.h runtime-dummy.c
+EXTRA_DIST = 1.rstest 2.rstest err1.rstest \
+	   cfg.sh \
+	   cfg1.cfgtest \
+	   cfg1.testin \
+      	   cfg2.cfgtest \
+	   cfg2.testin \
+	   cfg3.cfgtest \
+	   cfg3.testin \
+	   cfg4.cfgtest \
+	   cfg4.testin \
+	   DevNull.cfgtest \
+	   err1.rstest \
+	   NoExistFile.cfgtest
+
 rt_init_SOURCES = rt-init.c $(test_files)
-rt_init_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) $(pthreads_cflags) $(rsrt_cflags) 
-rt_init_LDADD = $(rsrt_libs) $(zlib_libs) $(pthreads_libs)
+rt_init_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) $(PTHREADS_CFLAGS) $(RSRT_CFLAGS)
+rt_init_LDADD = $(RSRT_LIBS) $(ZLIB_LIBS) $(PTHREADS_LIBS)
 rt_init_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic
-rscript_parse_SOURCES = rscript-parse.c $(test_files)
-rscript_parse_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) $(pthreads_cflags) $(rsrt_cflags) 
-rscript_parse_LDADD = $(rsrt_libs) $(zlib_libs) $(pthreads_libs)
-rscript_parse_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic
+rscript_SOURCES = rscript.c $(test_files)
+rscript_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) $(PTHREADS_CFLAGS) $(RSRT_CFLAGS)
+rscript_LDADD = $(RSRT_LIBS) $(ZLIB_LIBS) $(PTHREADS_LIBS)
+rscript_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic
 all: all-am
 
 .SUFFIXES:
@@ -261,9 +277,9 @@ clean-checkPROGRAMS:
 	  echo " rm -f $$p $$f"; \
 	  rm -f $$p $$f ; \
 	done
-rscript_parse$(EXEEXT): $(rscript_parse_OBJECTS) $(rscript_parse_DEPENDENCIES) 
-	@rm -f rscript_parse$(EXEEXT)
-	$(rscript_parse_LINK) $(rscript_parse_OBJECTS) $(rscript_parse_LDADD) $(LIBS)
+rscript$(EXEEXT): $(rscript_OBJECTS) $(rscript_DEPENDENCIES) 
+	@rm -f rscript$(EXEEXT)
+	$(rscript_LINK) $(rscript_OBJECTS) $(rscript_LDADD) $(LIBS)
 rt_init$(EXEEXT): $(rt_init_OBJECTS) $(rt_init_DEPENDENCIES) 
 	@rm -f rt_init$(EXEEXT)
 	$(rt_init_LINK) $(rt_init_OBJECTS) $(rt_init_LDADD) $(LIBS)
@@ -274,8 +290,8 @@ mostlyclean-compile:
 distclean-compile:
 	-rm -f *.tab.c
 
-@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/rscript_parse-rscript-parse.Po@am__quote@
-@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/rscript_parse-runtime-dummy.Po@am__quote@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/rscript-rscript.Po@am__quote@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/rscript-runtime-dummy.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/rt_init-rt-init.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/rt_init-runtime-dummy.Po@am__quote@
 
@@ -300,33 +316,33 @@ distclean-compile:
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CCDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(LTCOMPILE) -c -o $@ $<
 
-rscript_parse-rscript-parse.o: rscript-parse.c
-@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(rscript_parse_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -MT rscript_parse-rscript-parse.o -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/rscript_parse-rscript-parse.Tpo -c -o rscript_parse-rscript-parse.o `test -f 'rscript-parse.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`rscript-parse.c
-@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	mv -f $(DEPDIR)/rscript_parse-rscript-parse.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/rscript_parse-rscript-parse.Po
-@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	source='rscript-parse.c' object='rscript_parse-rscript-parse.o' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
+rscript-rscript.o: rscript.c
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(rscript_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -MT rscript-rscript.o -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/rscript-rscript.Tpo -c -o rscript-rscript.o `test -f 'rscript.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`rscript.c
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	mv -f $(DEPDIR)/rscript-rscript.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/rscript-rscript.Po
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	source='rscript.c' object='rscript-rscript.o' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CCDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
-@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(rscript_parse_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o rscript_parse-rscript-parse.o `test -f 'rscript-parse.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`rscript-parse.c
+@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(rscript_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o rscript-rscript.o `test -f 'rscript.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`rscript.c
 
-rscript_parse-rscript-parse.obj: rscript-parse.c
-@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(rscript_parse_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -MT rscript_parse-rscript-parse.obj -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/rscript_parse-rscript-parse.Tpo -c -o rscript_parse-rscript-parse.obj `if test -f 'rscript-parse.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'rscript-parse.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/rscript-parse.c'; fi`
-@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	mv -f $(DEPDIR)/rscript_parse-rscript-parse.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/rscript_parse-rscript-parse.Po
-@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	source='rscript-parse.c' object='rscript_parse-rscript-parse.obj' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
+rscript-rscript.obj: rscript.c
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(rscript_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -MT rscript-rscript.obj -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/rscript-rscript.Tpo -c -o rscript-rscript.obj `if test -f 'rscript.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'rscript.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/rscript.c'; fi`
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	mv -f $(DEPDIR)/rscript-rscript.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/rscript-rscript.Po
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	source='rscript.c' object='rscript-rscript.obj' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CCDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
-@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(rscript_parse_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o rscript_parse-rscript-parse.obj `if test -f 'rscript-parse.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'rscript-parse.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/rscript-parse.c'; fi`
+@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(rscript_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o rscript-rscript.obj `if test -f 'rscript.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'rscript.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/rscript.c'; fi`
 
-rscript_parse-runtime-dummy.o: runtime-dummy.c
-@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(rscript_parse_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -MT rscript_parse-runtime-dummy.o -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/rscript_parse-runtime-dummy.Tpo -c -o rscript_parse-runtime-dummy.o `test -f 'runtime-dummy.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`runtime-dummy.c
-@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	mv -f $(DEPDIR)/rscript_parse-runtime-dummy.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/rscript_parse-runtime-dummy.Po
-@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	source='runtime-dummy.c' object='rscript_parse-runtime-dummy.o' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
+rscript-runtime-dummy.o: runtime-dummy.c
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(rscript_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -MT rscript-runtime-dummy.o -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/rscript-runtime-dummy.Tpo -c -o rscript-runtime-dummy.o `test -f 'runtime-dummy.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`runtime-dummy.c
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	mv -f $(DEPDIR)/rscript-runtime-dummy.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/rscript-runtime-dummy.Po
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	source='runtime-dummy.c' object='rscript-runtime-dummy.o' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CCDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
-@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(rscript_parse_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o rscript_parse-runtime-dummy.o `test -f 'runtime-dummy.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`runtime-dummy.c
+@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(rscript_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o rscript-runtime-dummy.o `test -f 'runtime-dummy.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`runtime-dummy.c
 
-rscript_parse-runtime-dummy.obj: runtime-dummy.c
-@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(rscript_parse_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -MT rscript_parse-runtime-dummy.obj -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/rscript_parse-runtime-dummy.Tpo -c -o rscript_parse-runtime-dummy.obj `if test -f 'runtime-dummy.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'runtime-dummy.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/runtime-dummy.c'; fi`
-@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	mv -f $(DEPDIR)/rscript_parse-runtime-dummy.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/rscript_parse-runtime-dummy.Po
-@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	source='runtime-dummy.c' object='rscript_parse-runtime-dummy.obj' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
+rscript-runtime-dummy.obj: runtime-dummy.c
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(rscript_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -MT rscript-runtime-dummy.obj -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/rscript-runtime-dummy.Tpo -c -o rscript-runtime-dummy.obj `if test -f 'runtime-dummy.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'runtime-dummy.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/runtime-dummy.c'; fi`
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	mv -f $(DEPDIR)/rscript-runtime-dummy.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/rscript-runtime-dummy.Po
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	source='runtime-dummy.c' object='rscript-runtime-dummy.obj' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CCDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
-@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(rscript_parse_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o rscript_parse-runtime-dummy.obj `if test -f 'runtime-dummy.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'runtime-dummy.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/runtime-dummy.c'; fi`
+@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(rscript_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o rscript-runtime-dummy.obj `if test -f 'runtime-dummy.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'runtime-dummy.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/runtime-dummy.c'; fi`
 
 rt_init-rt-init.o: rt-init.c
 @am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(rt_init_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -MT rt_init-rt-init.o -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/rt_init-rt-init.Tpo -c -o rt_init-rt-init.o `test -f 'rt-init.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`rt-init.c
diff --git a/tests/NoExistFile.cfgtest b/tests/NoExistFile.cfgtest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cbcc02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/NoExistFile.cfgtest
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+rsyslogd: CONFIG ERROR: could not interpret master config file '/This/does/not/exist'. [try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2013 ]
+rsyslogd: EMERGENCY CONFIGURATION ACTIVATED - fix rsyslog config file!
+rsyslogd: End of config validation run. Bye.
diff --git a/tests/cfg.sh b/tests/cfg.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9972982
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cfg.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+# /bin/bash
+# This is a simple shell script that carries out some checks against
+# configurations we expect from some provided config files. We use
+# rsyslogd's verifcation function. Note that modifications to the
+# config elements, or even simple text changes, cause these checks to
+# fail. However, it should be fairly easy to adapt them to the changed
+# environment. And while nothing changed, they permit is to make sure
+# that everything works well and is not broken by interim changes.
+# Note that we always compare starting with the second output line.
+# This is because the first line contains the rsyslog version ;)
+# rgerhards, 2008-07-29
+#
+# Part of the testbench for rsyslog.
+#
+# Copyright 2008 Rainer Gerhards and Adiscon GmbH.
+#
+# This file is part of rsyslog.
+#
+# Rsyslog is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Rsyslog is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Rsyslog.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# A copy of the GPL can be found in the file "COPYING" in this distribution.
+#set -x
+rm -f tmp
+echo "local directory"
+#
+# check empty config file
+#
+../tools/rsyslogd -c3 -N1 -f/dev/null 2>&1 |tail --lines=+2 > tmp
+cmp tmp $srcdir/DevNull.cfgtest
+if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
+echo "DevNull.cfgtest failed"
+echo "Expected:"
+cat $srcdir/DevNull.cfgtest
+echo "Received:"
+cat tmp
+exit 1
+else
+echo "DevNull.cfgtest succeeded"
+fi;
+#
+# check missing config file
+#
+../tools/rsyslogd -c3 -N1 -f/This/does/not/exist 2>&1 |tail --lines=+2 > tmp
+cmp tmp $srcdir/NoExistFile.cfgtest
+if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
+echo "NoExistFile.cfgtest failed"
+echo "Expected:"
+cat $srcdir/NoExistFile.cfgtest
+echo "Received:"
+cat tmp
+exit 1
+else
+echo "NoExistFile.cfgtest succeeded"
+fi;
+
+
+# TODO: re-enable the following checks. They need to have support in
+# rsyslogd so that the log file name is NOT contained in the error
+# messages - this prevents proper comparison in make distcheck
+rm -f tmp
+exit 0
+
+#
+# check config with invalid directive
+#
+../tools/rsyslogd -c3 -u2 -N1 -f$srcdir/cfg1.testin 2>&1 |tail --lines=+2 > tmp
+cmp tmp $srcdir/cfg1.cfgtest
+if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
+echo "cfg1.cfgtest failed"
+echo "Expected:"
+cat $srcdir/cfg1.cfgtest
+echo "Received:"
+cat tmp
+exit 1
+else
+echo "cfg1.cfgtest succeeded"
+fi;
+#
+# now check for included config file. We use a sample similar to
+# the one with the invalid config directive, so that we may see
+# an effect of the included config ;)
+#
+../tools/rsyslogd -c3 -u2 -N1 -f$srcdir/cfg2.testin 2>&1 |tail --lines=+2 > tmp
+cmp tmp $srcdir/cfg2.cfgtest
+if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
+echo "cfg2.cfgtest failed"
+echo "Expected:"
+cat $srcdir/cfg2.cfgtest
+echo "Received:"
+cat tmp
+exit 1
+else
+echo "cfg2.cfgtest succeeded"
+fi;
+#
+# check included config file, where included file does not exist
+#
+../tools/rsyslogd -c3 -u2 -N1 -f$srcdir/cfg3.testin 2>&1 |tail --lines=+2 > tmp
+cmp tmp $srcdir/cfg3.cfgtest
+if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
+echo "cfg3.cfgtest failed"
+echo "Expected:"
+cat $srcdir/cfg3.cfgtest
+echo "Received:"
+cat tmp
+exit 1
+else
+echo "cfg3.cfgtest succeeded"
+fi;
+#
+# check a reasonable complex, but correct, log file
+#
+../tools/rsyslogd -c3 -u2 -N1 -f$srcdir/cfg4.testin 2>&1 |tail --lines=+2 > tmp
+cmp tmp $srcdir/cfg4.cfgtest
+if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
+echo "cfg4.cfgtest failed"
+echo "Expected:"
+cat $srcdir/cfg4.cfgtest
+echo "Received:"
+cat tmp
+exit 1
+else
+echo "cfg4.cfgtest succeeded"
+fi;
+# 
+# done, some cleanup
+#
+rm -f tmp
diff --git a/tests/cfg1.cfgtest b/tests/cfg1.cfgtest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..099ba92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cfg1.cfgtest
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+rsyslogd: invalid or yet-unknown config file command - have you forgotten to load a module? [try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/3003 ]
+rsyslogd: the last error occured in ./cfg1.testin, line 2
+rsyslogd: End of config validation run. Bye.
diff --git a/tests/cfg1.testin b/tests/cfg1.testin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d7b594
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cfg1.testin
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*.* *
+$invaliddirective test
diff --git a/tests/cfg2.cfgtest b/tests/cfg2.cfgtest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b44a487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cfg2.cfgtest
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+rsyslogd: invalid or yet-unknown config file command - have you forgotten to load a module? [try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/3003 ]
+rsyslogd: the last error occured in cfg1.testin, line 2
+rsyslogd: End of config validation run. Bye.
diff --git a/tests/cfg2.testin b/tests/cfg2.testin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6d98c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cfg2.testin
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+$includeconfig cfg1.testin
diff --git a/tests/cfg3.cfgtest b/tests/cfg3.cfgtest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68bc17d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cfg3.cfgtest
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+rsyslogd: error accessing config file or directory 'file-does-not-exist': No such file or directory [try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2040 ]
+rsyslogd: the last error occured in ./cfg3.testin, line 1
+rsyslogd: CONFIG ERROR: there are no active actions configured. Inputs will run, but no output whatsoever is created. [try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2103 ]
+rsyslogd: EMERGENCY CONFIGURATION ACTIVATED - fix rsyslog config file!
+rsyslogd: End of config validation run. Bye.
diff --git a/tests/cfg3.testin b/tests/cfg3.testin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9789d93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cfg3.testin
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+$includeconfig file-does-not-exist
diff --git a/tests/cfg4.cfgtest b/tests/cfg4.cfgtest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04acf84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cfg4.cfgtest
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rsyslogd: End of config validation run. Bye.
diff --git a/tests/cfg4.testin b/tests/cfg4.testin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a49c0fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cfg4.testin
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# This is more or less the sample config, but without imklog being
+# active. imklog must not always be present and as such may spoil
+# our testing result. The core point at this test is that a valid
+# config file should not lead to any error messages.
+# It may be a good idea to update this file from time to time, so that
+# it contains a reasonable complex config sample.
+
+# if you experience problems, check
+# http://www.rsyslog.com/troubleshoot for assistance
+
+# rsyslog v3: load input modules
+# If you do not load inputs, nothing happens!
+# You may need to set the module load path if modules are not found.
+
+#$ModLoad immark   # provides --MARK-- message capability
+#$ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging (e.g. via logger command)
+#$ModLoad imklog   # kernel logging (formerly provided by rklogd)
+
+# Log all kernel messages to the console.
+# Logging much else clutters up the screen.
+#kern.*                                                 /dev/console
+
+# Log anything (except mail) of level info or higher.
+# Don't log private authentication messages!
+*.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none                -/var/log/messages
+
+# The authpriv file has restricted access.
+authpriv.*                                              /var/log/secure
+
+# Log all the mail messages in one place.
+mail.*                                                  -/var/log/maillog
+
+
+# Log cron stuff
+cron.*                                                  -/var/log/cron
+
+# Everybody gets emergency messages
+*.emerg                                                 *
+
+# Save news errors of level crit and higher in a special file.
+uucp,news.crit                                          -/var/log/spooler
+
+# Save boot messages also to boot.log
+local7.*                                                /var/log/boot.log
+
+# Remote Logging (we use TCP for reliable delivery)
+# An on-disk queue is created for this action. If the remote host is
+# down, messages are spooled to disk and sent when it is up again.
+#$WorkDirectory /rsyslog/spool # where to place spool files
+#$ActionQueueFileName uniqName # unique name prefix for spool files
+#$ActionQueueMaxDiskSpace 1g   # 1gb space limit (use as much as possible)
+#$ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on # save messages to disk on shutdown
+#$ActionQueueType LinkedList   # run asynchronously
+#$ActionResumeRetryCount -1    # infinite retries if host is down
+# remote host is: name/ip:port, e.g. 192.168.0.1:514, port optional
+#*.* @@remote-host:514
+
+
+# ######### Receiving Messages from Remote Hosts ########## 
+# TCP Syslog Server:
+# provides TCP syslog reception and GSS-API (if compiled to support it)
+#$ModLoad imtcp.so  # load module
+#$InputTCPServerRun 514 # start up TCP listener at port 514
+
+# UDP Syslog Server:
+#$ModLoad imudp.so  # provides UDP syslog reception
+#$UDPServerRun 514 # start a UDP syslog server at standard port 514
diff --git a/tests/err1.rstest b/tests/err1.rstest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c56887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/err1.rstest
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This test case check for an error condition
+result: -2051
+in:
+'test 1' <> == $hostname
+$$$
+out:
+$$$
diff --git a/tests/rscript-parse.c b/tests/rscript-parse.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 176f3f7..0000000
--- a/tests/rscript-parse.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-/* This test checks runtime initialization and exit. Other than that, it
- * also serves as the most simplistic sample of how a test can be coded.
- *
- * Part of the testbench for rsyslog.
- * Copyright 2008 Rainer Gerhards and Adiscon GmbH.
- *
- * This file is part of rsyslog.
- *
- * Rsyslog is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * Rsyslog is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with Rsyslog.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- * A copy of the GPL can be found in the file "COPYING" in this distribution.
- */
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#include "rsyslog.h"
-#include "testbench.h"
-#include "ctok.h"
-#include "expr.h"
-
-MODULE_TYPE_TESTBENCH
-/* define addtional objects we need for our tests */
-DEFobjCurrIf(expr)
-DEFobjCurrIf(ctok)
-DEFobjCurrIf(ctok_token)
-
-BEGINInit
-CODESTARTInit
-	pErrObj = "expr"; CHKiRet(objUse(expr, CORE_COMPONENT));
-	pErrObj = "ctok"; CHKiRet(objUse(ctok, CORE_COMPONENT));
-	pErrObj = "ctok_token"; CHKiRet(objUse(ctok_token, CORE_COMPONENT));
-ENDInit
-
-BEGINExit
-CODESTARTExit
-ENDExit
-
-BEGINTest
-	ctok_t *tok;
-	ctok_token_t *pToken;
-	expr_t *pExpr;
-	/* the string below is an expression as defined up to 3.19.x - note that the
-	 * then and the space after it MUST be present!
-	 */
-	uchar szExpr[] = " $msg contains 'test' then ";
-	/*uchar szSynErr[] = "$msg == 1 and syntaxerror ";*/
-CODESTARTTest
-	/* we first need a tokenizer... */
-	CHKiRet(ctok.Construct(&tok));
-	CHKiRet(ctok.Setpp(tok, szExpr));
-	CHKiRet(ctok.ConstructFinalize(tok));
-
-	/* now construct our expression */
-	CHKiRet(expr.Construct(&pExpr));
-	CHKiRet(expr.ConstructFinalize(pExpr));
-
-	/* ready to go... */
-	CHKiRet(expr.Parse(pExpr, tok));
-
-	/* we now need to parse off the "then" - and note an error if it is
-	 * missing...
-	 *
-	 * rgerhards, 2008-07-01: we disable the check below, because I can not
-	 * find the cause of the misalignment. The problem is that pToken structure has
-	 * a different member alignment inside the runtime library then inside of
-	 * this program. I checked compiler options, but could not find the cause.
-	 * Should anyone have any insight, I'd really appreciate if you drop me 
-	 * a line.
-	 */
-#if 0
-	CHKiRet(ctok.GetToken(tok, &pToken));
-	if(pToken->tok != ctok_THEN) {
-//printf("invalid token, probably due to invalid alignment between runtime lib and this program\n");
-		ctok_token.Destruct(&pToken);
-		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_SYNTAX_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	ctok_token.Destruct(&pToken); /* no longer needed */
-#endif
-
-	/* we are done, so we now need to restore things */
-	CHKiRet(ctok.Destruct(&tok));
-finalize_it:
-	/* here we may do custom error reporting */
-	if(iRet != RS_RET_OK) {
-		uchar *pp;
-		ctok.Getpp(tok, &pp);
-		printf("error on or before '%s'\n", pp);
-	}
-ENDTest
diff --git a/tests/rscript.c b/tests/rscript.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4e8cae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rscript.c
@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+/* This test checks runtime initialization and exit. Other than that, it
+ * also serves as the most simplistic sample of how a test can be coded.
+ *
+ * Part of the testbench for rsyslog.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2008 Rainer Gerhards and Adiscon GmbH.
+ *
+ * This file is part of rsyslog.
+ *
+ * Rsyslog is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Rsyslog is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Rsyslog.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * A copy of the GPL can be found in the file "COPYING" in this distribution.
+ */
+#include "config.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <glob.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include "rsyslog.h"
+#include "testbench.h"
+#include "ctok.h"
+#include "expr.h"
+
+MODULE_TYPE_TESTBENCH
+/* define addtional objects we need for our tests */
+DEFobjCurrIf(expr)
+DEFobjCurrIf(ctok)
+DEFobjCurrIf(ctok_token)
+DEFobjCurrIf(vmprg)
+
+BEGINInit
+CODESTARTInit
+	pErrObj = "expr"; CHKiRet(objUse(expr, CORE_COMPONENT));
+	pErrObj = "ctok"; CHKiRet(objUse(ctok, CORE_COMPONENT));
+	pErrObj = "ctok_token"; CHKiRet(objUse(ctok_token, CORE_COMPONENT));
+	pErrObj = "vmprg"; CHKiRet(objUse(vmprg, CORE_COMPONENT));
+ENDInit
+
+BEGINExit
+CODESTARTExit
+ENDExit
+
+
+/* perform a single test. This involves compiling the test script,
+ * checking the result of the compilation (iRet) and a check of the
+ * generated program (via a simple strcmp). The resulting program
+ * check is only done if the test should not detect a syntax error
+ * (for obvious reasons, there is no point in checking the result of
+ * a failed compilation).
+ * rgerhards, 2008-07--07
+ */
+static rsRetVal
+PerformTest(cstr_t *pstrIn, rsRetVal iRetExpected, cstr_t *pstrOut)
+{
+	cstr_t *pstrPrg = NULL;
+	ctok_t *tok = NULL;
+	ctok_token_t *pToken = NULL;
+	expr_t *pExpr;
+	rsRetVal localRet;
+	DEFiRet;
+
+	/* we first need a tokenizer... */
+	CHKiRet(ctok.Construct(&tok));
+	CHKiRet(ctok.Setpp(tok, rsCStrGetSzStr(pstrIn)));
+	CHKiRet(ctok.ConstructFinalize(tok));
+
+	/* now construct our expression */
+	CHKiRet(expr.Construct(&pExpr));
+	CHKiRet(expr.ConstructFinalize(pExpr));
+
+	/* ready to go... */
+	localRet = expr.Parse(pExpr, tok);
+
+	/* check if we expected an error */
+	if(localRet != iRetExpected) {
+		printf("Error in compile return code. Expected %d, received %d\n",
+		       iRetExpected, localRet);
+		CHKiRet(rsCStrConstruct(&pstrPrg));
+		CHKiRet(vmprg.Obj2Str(pExpr->pVmprg, pstrPrg));
+		printf("generated vmprg:\n%s\n", rsCStrGetSzStr(pstrPrg));
+		ABORT_FINALIZE(iRetExpected == RS_RET_OK ? localRet : RS_RET_ERR);
+	}
+
+	if(iRetExpected != RS_RET_OK)
+		FINALIZE; /* if we tested an error case, we are done */
+	
+	/* OK, we got a compiled program, so now let's compare that */
+
+	CHKiRet(rsCStrConstruct(&pstrPrg));
+	CHKiRet(vmprg.Obj2Str(pExpr->pVmprg, pstrPrg));
+
+	if(strcmp((char*)rsCStrGetSzStr(pstrPrg), (char*)rsCStrGetSzStr(pstrOut))) {
+		printf("error: compiled program different from expected result!\n");
+		printf("generated vmprg:\n%s\n", rsCStrGetSzStr(pstrPrg));
+		printf("expected:\n%s\n", rsCStrGetSzStr(pstrOut));
+		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_ERR);
+	}
+
+finalize_it:
+	/* we are done, so we now need to restore things */
+	if(pToken != NULL)
+		ctok_token.Destruct(&pToken); /* no longer needed */
+	if(pstrPrg != NULL)
+		rsCStrDestruct(&pstrPrg);
+	if(tok != NULL)
+		ctok.Destruct(&tok);
+	RETiRet;
+}
+
+
+/* a helper macro to generate some often-used code... */
+#define CHKEOF \
+	if(feof(fp)) { \
+		printf("error: unexpected end of control file %s\n", pszFileName); \
+		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_ERR); \
+	}
+/* process a single test file
+ * Note that we do not do a real parser here. The effort is not
+ * justified by what we need to do. So it is a quick shot.
+ * rgerhards, 2008-07-07
+ */
+static rsRetVal
+ProcessTestFile(uchar *pszFileName)
+{
+	FILE *fp;
+	char *lnptr = NULL;
+	size_t lenLn;
+	cstr_t *pstrIn = NULL;
+	cstr_t *pstrOut = NULL;
+	rsRetVal iRetExpected;
+	DEFiRet;
+
+	if((fp = fopen((char*)pszFileName, "r")) == NULL) {
+		perror((char*)pszFileName);
+		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_FILE_NOT_FOUND);
+	}
+
+	/* skip comments at start of file */
+
+	getline(&lnptr, &lenLn, fp);
+	while(!feof(fp)) {
+		if(*lnptr == '#')
+			getline(&lnptr, &lenLn, fp);
+		else
+			break; /* first non-comment */
+	}
+	CHKEOF;
+
+	/* once we had a comment, the next line MUST be "result: <nbr>". Anything
+	 * after nbr is simply ignored.
+	 */
+	if(sscanf(lnptr, "result: %d", &iRetExpected) != 1) {
+		printf("error in result line, scanf failed, line: '%s'\n", lnptr);
+		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_ERR);
+	}
+	getline(&lnptr, &lenLn, fp); CHKEOF;
+
+	/* and now we look for "in:" (and again ignore the rest...) */
+	if(strncmp(lnptr, "in:", 3)) {
+		printf("error: expected 'in:'-line, but got: '%s'\n", lnptr);
+		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_ERR);
+	}
+	/* if we reach this point, we need to read in the input script. It is
+	 * terminated by a line with three sole $ ($$$\n)
+	 */
+	CHKiRet(rsCStrConstruct(&pstrIn));
+	getline(&lnptr, &lenLn, fp); CHKEOF;
+	while(strncmp(lnptr, "$$$\n", 4)) {
+		CHKiRet(rsCStrAppendStr(pstrIn, (uchar*)lnptr));
+		getline(&lnptr, &lenLn, fp); CHKEOF;
+	}
+	getline(&lnptr, &lenLn, fp); CHKEOF; /* skip $$$-line */
+
+	/* and now we look for "out:" (and again ignore the rest...) */
+	if(strncmp(lnptr, "out:", 4)) {
+		printf("error: expected 'out:'-line, but got: '%s'\n", lnptr);
+		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_ERR);
+	}
+	/* if we reach this point, we need to read in the expected program code. It is
+	 * terminated by a line with three sole $ ($$$\n)
+	 */
+	CHKiRet(rsCStrConstruct(&pstrOut));
+	getline(&lnptr, &lenLn, fp); CHKEOF;
+	while(strncmp(lnptr, "$$$\n", 4)) {
+		CHKiRet(rsCStrAppendStr(pstrOut, (uchar*)lnptr));
+		getline(&lnptr, &lenLn, fp); CHKEOF;
+	}
+
+	/* un-comment for testing:
+	 * printf("iRet: %d, script: %s\n, out: %s\n", iRetExpected, rsCStrGetSzStr(pstrIn),rsCStrGetSzStr(pstrOut));
+	 */
+	if(rsCStrGetSzStr(pstrIn) == NULL) {
+		printf("error: input script is empty!\n");
+		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_ERR);
+	}
+	if(rsCStrGetSzStr(pstrOut) == NULL && iRetExpected == RS_RET_OK) {
+		printf("error: output script is empty!\n");
+		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_ERR);
+	}
+
+	CHKiRet(PerformTest(pstrIn, iRetExpected, pstrOut));
+
+finalize_it:
+	if(pstrIn != NULL)
+		rsCStrDestruct(&pstrIn);
+	if(pstrOut != NULL)
+		rsCStrDestruct(&pstrOut);
+	RETiRet;
+}
+
+
+/* This test is parameterized. It search for test control files and
+ * loads all that it finds. To add tests, simply create new .rstest
+ * files.
+ * rgerhards, 2008-07-07
+ */
+BEGINTest
+	uchar *testFile;
+	glob_t testFiles;
+	size_t i = 0;
+	struct stat fileInfo;
+CODESTARTTest
+	glob("*.rstest", GLOB_MARK, NULL, &testFiles);
+
+	for(i = 0; i < testFiles.gl_pathc; i++) {
+		testFile = (uchar*) testFiles.gl_pathv[i];
+
+		if(stat((char*) testFile, &fileInfo) != 0) 
+			continue; /* continue with the next file if we can't stat() the file */
+
+		/* all regular files are run through the test logic. Symlinks don't work. */
+		if(S_ISREG(fileInfo.st_mode)) { /* config file */
+			printf("processing RainerScript test file '%s'...\n", testFile);
+			iRet = ProcessTestFile((uchar*) testFile);
+			if(iRet != RS_RET_OK) {
+				/* in this case, re-run with debugging on */
+				printf("processing test case failed with %d, re-running with debug messages:\n",
+				       iRet);
+				Debug = 1; /* these two are dirty, but we need them today... */
+				debugging_on = 1;
+				CHKiRet(ProcessTestFile((uchar*) testFile));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	globfree(&testFiles);
+
+finalize_it:
+ENDTest
diff --git a/tests/testbench.h b/tests/testbench.h
index 6f26724..1268774 100644
--- a/tests/testbench.h
+++ b/tests/testbench.h
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ int main(int __attribute__((unused)) argc, char __attribute__((unused)) *argv[])
 	CHKiRet(doTest()); \
 	CHKiRet(doExit()); \
 finalize_it: \
-	printf("test returns iRet %d\n", iRet); \
+	if(iRet != RS_RET_OK) \
+		printf("test returns iRet %d\n", iRet); \
 	RETiRet; \
 }