* Added --test parameter, Closes: #145520

Alien/Package.pm

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ sub checkfile {
 
 =item install
 
-Simply installs a package file. The filename is passed on standard input.
+Simply installs a package file. The filename is passed.
 This has to be overridden in child classes.
 
 =cut
@@ -186,6 +186,18 @@ sub install {
 	my $this=shift;
 }
 
+=item test
+
+Test a package file. The filename is passed, should return an array of lines
+of test results. Child classses may implement this.
+
+=cut
+
+sub test {
+	my $this=shift;
+	return;
+}
+
 =item filename
 
 Set/get the filename of the package the object represents.