diff --git a/test/misc/limits.ref b/test/misc/limits.ref
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9be906beb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/misc/limits.ref
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+CHAR_MAX:  0x000000ff=255
+UCHAR_MAX: 0x000000ff=255
+SCHAR_MAX: 0x0000007f=127
+SHRT_MAX:  0x00007fff=32767
+USHRT_MAX: 0x0000ffff=-1
+SSHRT_MAX: 0x00007fff=32767
+INT_MAX:   0x00007fff=32767
+UINT_MAX:  0x0000ffff=-1
+SINT_MAX:  0x00007fff=32767
+LONG_MAX:  0x7fffffff=2147483647
+ULONG_MAX: 0xffffffff=-1
+SLONG_MAX: 0x7fffffff=2147483647
+CHAR_MIN:  0x00000000=0
+UCHAR_MIN: 0x00000000=0
+SCHAR_MIN: 0x0000ff80=-128
+SHRT_MIN:  0x00008000=-32768
+USHRT_MIN: 0x00000000=0
+SSHRT_MIN: 0x00008000=-32768
+INT_MIN:   0x00008000=-32768
+UINT_MIN:  0x00000000=0
+SINT_MIN:  0x00008000=-32768
+LONG_MIN:  0x80000000=-2147483648
+ULONG_MIN: 0x00000000=0
+SLONG_MIN: 0x80000000=-2147483648
diff --git a/test/readme.txt b/test/readme.txt
index ca188878b..cd3b7501a 100644
--- a/test/readme.txt
+++ b/test/readme.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ compiler.
 to run the tests use "make" in this (top) directory, the makefile should exit
 with no error.
 
+when a test failed you can use "make continue" to run further tests
+
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 TODO: