3 files changed, 24 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/run-tests b/tests/run-tests
index 8e7d2f257..15eedc43c 100755
--- a/tests/run-tests
+++ b/tests/run-tests
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def main():
         if args.test_dirs is None:
             if pyb is None:
                 # run PC tests
-                test_dirs = ('basics', 'micropython', 'float', 'import', 'io', 'misc', 'unicode')
+                test_dirs = ('basics', 'micropython', 'float', 'import', 'io', 'misc', 'unicode', 'unix')
             else:
                 # run pyboard tests
                 test_dirs = ('basics', 'micropython', 'float', 'pyb', 'pybnative', 'inlineasm')
diff --git a/tests/unix/ffi_float.py b/tests/unix/ffi_float.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96a5ceeca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unix/ffi_float.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# test ffi float support
+
+import ffi
+
+def ffi_open(names):
+    err = None
+    for n in names:
+        try:
+            mod = ffi.open(n)
+            return mod
+        except OSError as e:
+            err = e
+    raise err
+
+libc = ffi_open(('libc.so', 'libc.so.0', 'libc.so.6'))
+
+strtof = libc.func("f", "strtof", "sp")
+print('%.6f' % strtof('1.23', None))
+
+strtod = libc.func("d", "strtod", "sp")
+print('%.6f' % strtod('1.23', None))
diff --git a/tests/unix/ffi_float.py.exp b/tests/unix/ffi_float.py.exp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6fd5b729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unix/ffi_float.py.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+1.230000
+1.230000