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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use threads;
+
+use Getopt::Long;
+use File::Find;
+
+sub help {
+    # always useful
+    exit
+}
+
+my ($o_suite, $o_help, $o_exe);
+my $status = Getopt::Long::GetOptions(
+    'suite=s' => \$o_suite,
+    'exe=s'   => \$o_exe,
+    'help'    => \$o_help,
+);
+
+unless ($status) {
+    help();
+}
+
+unless (defined $o_suite) {
+    print "Error: require a test suite directory\n";
+    help();
+}
+
+unless (defined $o_exe) {
+    print "Error: require a PCSX2 exe\n";
+    help();
+}
+
+
+# Round 1: Collect the tests
+my $g_test_db;
+print "Info: search test in $o_suite\n";
+find(\&add_test_cmd_for_elf, $o_suite);
+
+# Round 2: Run the tests (later in thread)
+foreach my $t (keys(%$g_test_db)) {
+    my $info = $g_test_db->{$t};
+    run_elf($t, $info->{"CFG_DIR"}, $info->{"OUT"});
+}
+
+# Round 3: Collect the results
+
+#####################################################
+
+sub generate_cfg {
+}
+
+sub collect_result {
+}
+
+sub add_test_cmd_for_elf {
+    my $file = $_;
+    return 0 unless ($file =~ /\.elf/);
+    return 0 unless ($file =~ /branchdelay/);
+
+    my $dir = $File::Find::dir;
+    print "INFO: found $file in $dir\n";
+
+    $g_test_db->{$File::Find::name}->{"CFG_DIR"} = $File::Find::dir;
+    $g_test_db->{$File::Find::name}->{"EXPECTED"} = $File::Find::name =~ s/\.elf/.expected/r;
+    $g_test_db->{$File::Find::name}->{"OUT"} = $File::Find::name =~ s/\.elf/.PCSX2.out/r;
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+sub run_elf {
+    my $elf = shift;
+    my $cfg = shift;
+    my $out = shift;
+
+    my $line;
+    my $dump = 0;
+    open(my $run, ">$out") or die "Impossible to open $!";
+
+    # FIXME timeout + cfg support
+    my $pid = open(my $log, "$o_exe --elf $elf |") or die "Impossible to pipe $!";
+    print "Info:  Execute $elf (PID=$pid) with cfg ($cfg)\n";
+
+    while ($line = <$log>) {
+        $line =~ s/\e\[\d+(?>(;\d+)*)m//g;
+        if ($line =~ /-- TEST BEGIN/) {
+            $dump = 1;
+        }
+        if ($dump == 1) {
+            print $run $line;
+        }
+        if ($line =~ /-- TEST END/) {
+            $dump = 0;
+            print "Info kill process $pid\n";
+            kill 'KILL', $pid;
+        }
+    }
+}