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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# For a given grammar, compile into canonical format,
+# then ensure that the canonical format itself is compilable.
+
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+  echo "Please specify concrete modules to test with, e.g.:"
+  echo "./run-on-grammar.sh ../../../gf-contrib/foods/FoodsEng.gf  ../../../gf-contrib/foods/FoodsFin.gf"
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+FAILURES=0
+
+for CNC_PATH in "$@"; do
+  CNC_FILE=$(basename "$CNC_PATH")
+  stack run -- --batch --output-format=canonical_gf "$CNC_PATH"
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to compile into canonical"
+    FAILURES=$((FAILURES+1))
+    continue
+  fi
+
+  stack run -- --batch "canonical/$CNC_FILE"
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to compile canonical"
+    FAILURES=$((FAILURES+1))
+  fi
+done
+
+# Summary
+if [ $FAILURES -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Failures: $FAILURES"
+  exit 1
+else
+  echo "All tests passed"
+fi