diff --git a/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/README.md b/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/README.md
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+To run these tests:
+
+    - open x.j
+    - check what is the expected output in the comments
+    - run objj x.j
+    - check you get the correct output
diff --git a/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/1.j b/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/1.j
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+// Expected output: 0
+
+/*
+*/
+
+
+@import <Foundation/Foundation.j>
+
+@implementation MyCall : CPObject
+{
+    CPString property1;
+}
+@end
diff --git a/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/2.j b/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/2.j
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+++ b/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/2.j
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+// Expected output: 0
+
+/*
+
+START_EXPECTED
+    MyType property1;
+           ^
+WARNING line 5 in file:[__PATH__]: Unknown type 'MyType' for ivar 'property1'
+END_EXPECTED
+*/
+
+
+@import <Foundation/CPObject.j>
+
+@implementation MyCall : CPObject
+{
+    MyType property1;
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/3.j b/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/3.j
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+// Expected output: 0
+
+/*
+*/
+
+@import <Foundation/CPObject.j>
+
+@typedef MyType
+
+@implementation MyCall : CPObject
+{
+    MyType property1;
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/4.j b/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/4.j
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+++ b/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/4.j
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+// Expected output: 0
+
+/*
+*/
+
+@import <Foundation/CPObject.j>
+
+@class MyType
+
+@implementation MyCall : CPObject
+{
+    MyType property1;
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/5.j b/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/5.j
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+++ b/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/5.j
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+// Expected output: 0
+
+/*
+
+START_EXPECTED
+    MyType property1;
+           ^
+WARNING line 7 in file:[__PATH__]: Unknown type 'MyType' for ivar 'property1'
+END_EXPECTED
+
+*/
+
+@import <Foundation/CPObject.j>
+
+@global MyType
+
+@implementation MyCall : CPObject
+{
+    MyType property1;
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/6.j b/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/6.j
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+// Expected output: 256
+
+/*
+
+START_EXPECTED
+Error on line 10771 of file [unknown]
+SyntaxError:
+@typedef MyType
+         ^
+ERROR line 2 in file:[__PATH__]: Duplicate type definition MyType
+END_EXPECTED
+
+*/
+
+@typedef MyType
+@typedef MyType
diff --git a/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/7.j b/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/7.j
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+// Expected output: 256
+
+/*
+
+START_EXPECTED
+Error on line 10001 of file [unknown]
+SyntaxError:
+@implementation MyType : CPObject
+                ^
+ERROR line 5 in file:[__PATH__]: MyType is already declared as type
+END_EXPECTED
+
+*/
+
+@import <Foundation/Foundation.j>
+
+@typedef MyType
+
+@implementation MyType : CPObject
+@end
diff --git a/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/8.j b/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/8.j
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+++ b/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/8.j
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+// Expected output: 256
+
+/*
+
+START_EXPECTED
+Error on line 10774 of file [unknown]
+SyntaxError:
+@typedef MyType
+         ^
+ERROR line 6 in file:[__PATH__]: MyType is already declared as class
+END_EXPECTED
+
+*/
+
+@import <Foundation/Foundation.j>
+
+@implementation MyType : CPObject
+@end
+
+@typedef MyType
diff --git a/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/9.j b/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/9.j
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+++ b/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/TestCases/9.j
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+// Expected output: 256
+
+/*
+
+START_EXPECTED
+Error on line 10014 of file [unknown]
+SyntaxError:
+@implementation MyType : CPObject
+                ^
+ERROR line 6 in file:[__PATH__]: Duplicate class MyType
+END_EXPECTED
+
+*/
+
+@import <Foundation/Foundation.j>
+
+@implementation MyType : CPObject
+@end
+
+@implementation MyType : CPObject
+@end
+
diff --git a/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/run.py b/Tests/Manual/CompilationTests/run.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import os
+import commands
+import re
+
+PATH = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
+
+
+def get_tests_cases():
+    ret = []
+    for filename in os.listdir("TestCases"):
+        ret.append("TestCases/%s" % filename)
+    return ret
+    # return ["TestCases/2.j"]
+
+def get_expected_output(test_case):
+    f = open(test_case)
+    content = f.readlines();
+    f.close()
+
+    status = int(content[0].replace("// Expected output: ", ""))
+
+    recording = False
+    output = []
+
+    for line in content:
+        if "END_EXPECTED" in line:
+            recording = False
+            break;
+
+        if "START_EXPECTED" in line:
+            recording = True
+            continue
+
+        if recording:
+            output.append(line)
+
+    output = "".join(output);
+    output = output.replace("[__PATH__]", "%s/%s" % (PATH, test_case))
+    output = cleanup_output(output)
+
+    return (status, output)
+
+
+def get_actual_output(test_case):
+    status, output = commands.getstatusoutput("objj %s" % test_case)
+    output = cleanup_output(output)
+    return (status, output)
+
+
+def cleanup_output(output):
+    if not output:
+        return ""
+    output = output.replace(" ", "")
+    output = output.replace("\n", "")
+    output = output.replace("[0m", "")
+    return re.sub('[^\s!-~]', '', output)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    for test in get_tests_cases():
+
+        expected_status, expected_output = get_expected_output(test)
+        actual_status, actual_output = get_actual_output(test)
+
+        print "########################################"
+        print "Testing %s" % test
+        errored = False
+        if expected_status != actual_status:
+            errored = True
+            print "    Error in %s: Status code is different: expected %d, actual %d" % (test, expected_status, actual_status)
+
+        if expected_output != actual_output:
+            errored = True
+            print "    Error in %s. Outputs are different" % test
+            print "    EXPECTED: %s" % expected_output
+            print "    ACTUAL:   %s" % actual_output
+
+        if not errored:
+            print "    OK"