This is a quick guide for those, who’d like to run the Rubyspecs with minimal effort. For those who have JRuby repository checked out, the steps are even easier: ‘ant spec’ – and you’ll run all the unexcluded specs against the freshly built JRuby.

1. Pull the Rubinius repository (and you have to have git for that):

      1: git clone git://git.rubini.us/code rbx

2. Alternatively, you could just download the snapshot of the repository in a compressed file. (Look for “snapshot” links at the page).
3. Basically, that’s it for the setup. Now, just run the tests:

      1: cd rbx  # Step into the directory you've created when pulled

      2: bin/mspec -t ruby spec/ruby/1.8 # Run all Ruby 1.8 specs

      3: bin/mspec -t ruby spec/ruby/1.8/core/kernel # Run Kernel specs

      4: bin/mspec -f s -t ruby spec/ruby/1.8 # More verbose output

4. During the execution, the dots will be printed out, and the final summary, but with “-f s” option, the output is much more interesting:

      1: Kernel.proc

      2: - returns a Proc

      3: - raises an ArgumentError when no block given

      4: - raises an ArgumentError when given too many arguments

      5: - returns from block into caller block

So, that’s about it. The rubyspec format is compatible with Rspec, so there should be no major surprises there. More info *is* available at the official page. I’d suggest to start with “Specs – Overview” and explore from there.

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