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authorPrzemyslaw Skibinski <inikep@gmail.com>2016-11-03 15:01:50 (GMT)
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+Programs and scripts for automated testing of LZ4
+=======================================================
+
+This directory contains the following programs and scripts:
+- `datagen` : Synthetic and parametrable data generator, for tests
+- `frametest` : Test tool that checks lz4frame integrity on target platform
+- `fullbench` : Precisely measure speed for each lz4 inner functions
+- `fuzzer` : Test tool, to check lz4 integrity on target platform
+- `test-lz4-versions.py` : compatibility test between lz4 versions stored on Github
+
+
+#### `test-lz4-versions.py` - script for testing lz4 interoperability between versions
+
+This script creates `versionsTest` directory to which lz4 repository is cloned.
+Then all taged (released) versions of lz4 are compiled.
+In the following step interoperability between lz4 versions is checked.
+
+
+#### License
+
+All files in this directory are licensed under GPL-v2.
+See [COPYING](COPYING) for details.
+The text of the license is also included at the top of each source file.