Add jprove test harness wrapper

dev/import-perl5/config.yaml

@@ -462,6 +462,10 @@ imports:
     target: src/main/perl/lib/IO/Socket
     type: directory
 
+  # IO::Select - OO interface to select() (required by TAP::Parser::Multiplexer)
+  - source: perl5/dist/IO/lib/IO/Select.pm
+    target: src/main/perl/lib/IO/Select.pm
+
   # Phase 2: IO::Zlib - Compressed I/O (for Archive::Tar)
   - source: perl5/cpan/IO-Zlib/Zlib.pm
     target: src/main/perl/lib/IO/Zlib.pm
@@ -637,15 +641,33 @@ imports:
   - source: perl5/lib/Class/Struct.pm
     target: src/main/perl/lib/Class/Struct.pm
 
-  # From core distribution
+  # From core distribution - PerlOnJava has custom implementation
   - source: perl5/dist/constant/lib/constant.pm
     target: src/main/perl/lib/constant.pm
+    protected: true
 
   # Tests for distribution
   - source: perl5/dist/constant/t
     target: perl5_t/constant
     type: directory
 
+  # prove script - Test harness command-line tool (required by jprove wrapper)
+  - source: perl5/cpan/Test-Harness/bin/prove
+    target: src/main/perl/bin/prove
+
+  # App::Prove - prove application framework
+  - source: perl5/cpan/Test-Harness/lib/App/Prove.pm
+    target: src/main/perl/lib/App/Prove.pm
+
+  - source: perl5/cpan/Test-Harness/lib/App/Prove
+    target: src/main/perl/lib/App/Prove
+    type: directory
+
+  # Test-Harness tests
+  - source: perl5/cpan/Test-Harness/t
+    target: perl5_t/Test-Harness
+    type: directory
+
   # Add more imports below as needed
   # Example with minimal fields:
   # - source: perl5/lib/SomeModule.pm

docs/about/changelog.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Release history of PerlOnJava. See [Roadmap](roadmap.md) for future plans.
 ## v5.42.3: Unreleased - Next minor version
 
 - Security: added `SECURITY.md` and CycloneDX SBOM generation (`make sbom`)
-- Tools: added `jcpan` and `jperldoc`
+- Tools: added `jcpan`, `jperldoc`, and `jprove`
 - Perl debugger with `-d` command line option
 - Add `defer` feature
 - Non-local control flow: `last`/`next`/`redo`/`goto LABEL`

docs/reference/testing.md

@@ -63,7 +63,51 @@ perl dev/tools/perl_test_runner.pl --jobs 4 --timeout 20 src/test/resources/unit
 --jperl PATH       Path to jperl executable (default: ./jperl)
 ```
 
-### 2. JUnit/Gradle Testing (For CI/CD)
+### 2. Using jprove (Standard Perl prove)
+
+PerlOnJava includes `jprove`, a wrapper that runs the standard Perl `prove` test harness with jperl:
+
+```bash
+# Run tests in a directory
+./jprove src/test/resources/unit
+
+# Run with verbose output
+./jprove -v t/*.t
+
+# Run specific test files
+./jprove t/basic.t t/advanced.t
+
+# Run recursively
+./jprove -r t/
+
+# Run with parallel jobs
+./jprove -j4 t/
+```
+
+**Common Options:**
+```bash
+-v, --verbose      Print all test lines
+-l, --lib          Add 'lib' to @INC
+-r, --recurse      Recursively descend into directories
+-j, --jobs N       Run N test jobs in parallel
+-q, --quiet        Suppress some test output
+--timer            Print elapsed time after each test
+--color            Colored test output (default)
+--nocolor          Disable colored output
+```
+
+**Example Output:**
+```
+./jprove src/test/resources/unit/array.t
+src/test/resources/unit/array.t .. ok
+All tests successful.
+Files=1, Tests=15, 1 wallclock secs
+Result: PASS
+```
+
+`jprove` is useful when you want standard Perl `prove` behavior and options, while `perl_test_runner.pl` provides additional features like JSON reporting and feature impact analysis.
+
+### 3. JUnit/Gradle Testing (For CI/CD)
 
 Uses JUnit 5 with tags for test filtering:
 

jprove

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# jprove - Test Harness for PerlOnJava (Unix wrapper)
+# Runs the standard prove script with jperl
+#
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+exec "$SCRIPT_DIR/jperl" "$SCRIPT_DIR/src/main/perl/bin/prove" "$@"

src/main/java/org/perlonjava/core/Configuration.java

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public final class Configuration {
      * Automatically populated by Gradle/Maven during build.
      * DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY - this value is replaced at build time.
      */
-    public static final String gitCommitId = "9470032eb";
+    public static final String gitCommitId = "1d09334fe";
 
     /**
      * Git commit date of the build (ISO format: YYYY-MM-DD).