From c6cf88a7e922a98123ecf3cb9d03e043805f773e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: holgerd77 Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 12:57:13 +0200 Subject: Added sealEngine related infos to README and blockchain test format docs --- README.md | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d9c063da3..d616c65e4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,17 @@ tests [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/ethereum/tests.svg?branch=develop)](https://travis-ci.org/ethereum/tests) ===== -Common tests for all clients to test against. See the documentation http://ethereum-tests.readthedocs.io/ +Common tests for all clients to test against. + +Test Formats +------------ + +See descriptions of the different test formats in the official documentation at http://ethereum-tests.readthedocs.io/. + +*Note*: +The format of BlockchainTests recently changed with the introduction of a new field ``sealEngine`` (values: ``NoProof`` | ``Ethash``), see related JSON Schema [change](https://github.com/ethereum/tests/commit/3be71ec3364a01fd4f2cb9b9fd086f3f69f0225c) or BlockchainTest format [docs](https://ethereum-tests.readthedocs.io/en/latest/test_types/blockchain_tests.html) for reference. + +This means that you can skip PoW validation for ``NoProof`` tests but also has the consequence that it is not possible to rely on/check ``PoW`` related block parameters for these tests any more. Contents of this repository --------------------------- -- cgit v1.2.3