Index: .gitignore
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r054bfcdd29faf76a0be3cec28e09de9917cbd4f8 -r67c92d72f53bd368ff0fce6555ec803e859d7300
--- .gitignore	(.../.gitignore)	(revision 054bfcdd29faf76a0be3cec28e09de9917cbd4f8)
+++ .gitignore	(.../.gitignore)	(revision 67c92d72f53bd368ff0fce6555ec803e859d7300)
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 *.[oa]
 *.gcda
 *.gcno
+*.gcov
 *.dylib
 *~
 .DS_Store
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@
 autom4te.cache
 config.*
 callgrind.out.*
+test.log
+doc/junk.junk
 *.dSYM
 *.plist
 *-xotcl.html
Index: Makefile.in
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r88e54fa5bb23eb546abf7f676afa03aa697ac813 -r67c92d72f53bd368ff0fce6555ec803e859d7300
--- Makefile.in	(.../Makefile.in)	(revision 88e54fa5bb23eb546abf7f676afa03aa697ac813)
+++ Makefile.in	(.../Makefile.in)	(revision 67c92d72f53bd368ff0fce6555ec803e859d7300)
@@ -474,11 +474,17 @@
 gdb:
 	$(TCLSH_ENV) gdb $(TCLSH_PROG) $(SCRIPT)
 
-test: binaries libraries test-core test-xotcl test-http @test_actiweb@
+test: binaries libraries test-core test-xotcl test-http @test_actiweb@ test-summary
 test-nohttp: binaries libraries test-core test-xotcl
 
-#TESTFLAGS = -srcdir $(srcdir)
+TESTLOG   = ./test.log
+TESTFLAGS = -testlog $(TESTLOG)
+
+test-summary:
+	$(TCLSH) $(src_test_dir_native)/summary.tcl -libdir $(PLATFORM_DIR) $(TESTFLAGS)
+
 test-core: $(TCLSH_PROG)
+	rm -f $(TESTLOG)
 	$(TCLSH) $(src_test_dir_native)/object-system.test -libdir $(PLATFORM_DIR) $(TESTFLAGS)
 	$(TCLSH) $(src_test_dir_native)/destroy.test -libdir $(PLATFORM_DIR) $(TESTFLAGS)
 	$(TCLSH) $(src_test_dir_native)/methods.test -libdir $(PLATFORM_DIR) $(TESTFLAGS)
Index: TODO
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r2cca652c92b1933dd1b27f002a4c4886730f34f1 -r67c92d72f53bd368ff0fce6555ec803e859d7300
--- TODO	(.../TODO)	(revision 2cca652c92b1933dd1b27f002a4c4886730f34f1)
+++ TODO	(.../TODO)	(revision 67c92d72f53bd368ff0fce6555ec803e859d7300)
@@ -4045,6 +4045,9 @@
   Setting emtpy mixin-lists is strictly speaking not necessary,
   but this eases the code in cases the lists are sometimes empty.
 
+nx::test:
+- added summary at the end of "make test" via log file
+- updated .gitignore
 
 ========================================================================
 TODO:
Index: library/lib/nx-test.tcl
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r9333bfa110291a29fa898b0ce554e8848db5d031 -r67c92d72f53bd368ff0fce6555ec803e859d7300
--- library/lib/nx-test.tcl	(.../nx-test.tcl)	(revision 9333bfa110291a29fa898b0ce554e8848db5d031)
+++ library/lib/nx-test.tcl	(.../nx-test.tcl)	(revision 67c92d72f53bd368ff0fce6555ec803e859d7300)
@@ -31,8 +31,31 @@
     :property pre 
     :property post
 
-    set :count 0
+    :class variable success 0
+    :class variable failure 0
+    :class variable testfile ""
+    :class variable count 0
 
+    :public class method success {} {
+      incr :success
+    }
+    :public class method failure {} {
+      incr :failure
+    }
+    :public class method destroy {} {
+      lappend msg \
+	  file [file rootname [file tail ${:testfile}]] \
+	  tests [expr {${:success} + ${:failure}}] \
+	  success ${:success} \
+	  failure ${:failure}
+      puts "Summary: $msg"
+      array set "" $::argv
+      if {[info exists (-testlog)]} {
+	set f [open $(-testlog) a]; puts $f $msg; close $f
+      }
+      next
+    }
+
     :public class method case {name arg:optional} {
       #
       # Experimental version of Test case, which (1) accepts test case as argument
@@ -70,6 +93,7 @@
 
     :public class method new args {
       set testfile [file rootname [file tail [info script]]]
+      set :testfile $testfile
       if {[info exists :case]} {
 	if {![info exists :ccount(${:case})]} {set :ccount(${:case}) 0}
 	set :name $testfile/${:case}.[format %.3d [incr :ccount(${:case})]]
@@ -114,15 +138,20 @@
 	  #puts stderr "running {time {::namespace eval ${:namespace} ${:cmd}} $c} => $r1"
 	  regexp {^(-?[0-9]+) +} $r1 _ mS1
 	  set ms [expr {($mS1 - $mS0) * 1.0 / $c}]
+	  # if for some reason the run of the test is faster than the
+	  # body-less eval, don't report negative values.
+	  if {$ms < 0} {set ms 0.0}
 	  puts stderr "[set :name]:\t[format %6.2f $ms]\tmms, ${:msg} (overhead [format %.2f [expr {$mS0*1.0/$c}]])"
 	} else {
 	  puts stderr "[set :name]: ${:msg} ok"
 	}
+	::nx::Test success
       } else {
 	puts stderr "[set :name]:\tincorrect result for '${:msg}', expected:"
 	puts stderr "'${:expected}', got\n'$r'"
 	puts stderr "\tin test file [info script]"
 	if {[info exists :errorReport]} {eval [set :errorReport]}
+	::nx::Test failure
 	#
 	# Make sure that the script exits with an error code, but
 	# unwind the callstack via return with an error code.  Using
Index: tests/summary.tcl
===================================================================
diff -u -N
--- tests/summary.tcl	(revision 0)
+++ tests/summary.tcl	(revision 67c92d72f53bd368ff0fce6555ec803e859d7300)
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+array set opt $::argv
+if {[info exists opt(-testlog)]} {
+  set f [open $opt(-testlog)]; set content [read $f]; close $f
+  lassign {0 0 0 0} tests success failures files
+  foreach l [split $content \n] {
+    array set "" $l
+    if {[info exists (tests)]} {
+      incr tests $(tests)
+      incr failures $(failure)
+      incr success $(success)
+      incr files 1
+    }
+  }
+  puts "\nRegression Test Summary:"
+  puts "\tEnvironment: Tcl $tcl_patchLevel, OS $tcl_platform(os) $tcl_platform(osVersion)\
+	machine $tcl_platform(machine) threaded $tcl_platform(threaded)."
+  puts "\tNSF performed $tests tests in $files files, success $success, failures $failures."
+  if {$failures == 0} {
+    puts "\tCongratulations, NSF [package require nsf], NX [package require nx], and\
+	XOTcl [package require XOTcl 2] work fine in your environment."
+  }
+  puts ""
+}
+