diff --git a/tests/preflight-lfs.sh b/tests/preflight-lfs.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+
+set -e -u
+
+SELFDIR=$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))
+
+LUAFILES=(
+  # Infrastructure
+  ${SELFDIR}/../lua_examples/lfs/_init.lua
+  ${SELFDIR}/../lua_examples/lfs/dummy_strings.lua
+  ${SELFDIR}/../lua_examples/pipeutils.lua # accelerates TCL xfer
+
+  ${SELFDIR}/NTest/NTest.lua
+  ${SELFDIR}/utils/NTestEnv.lua
+  ${SELFDIR}/utils/NTestTapOut.lua
+
+  # Lua modules exercised by test programs
+
+  # Test programs
+  ${SELFDIR}/NTest_*.lua
+)
+
+if [ -e ${SELFDIR}/../luac.cross.int ]; then
+  echo "Found integer Lua cross compiler..."
+  ${SELFDIR}/../luac.cross.int -f -o ${NODEMCU_TESTTMP}/tmp-lfs-int.img   ${LUAFILES[@]}
+  echo " ... and generated ${NODEMCU_TESTTMP}/tmp-lfs-int.img"
+fi
+
+if [ -e ${SELFDIR}/../luac.cross ]; then 
+  echo "Found float Lua cross compiler..."
+  ${SELFDIR}/../luac.cross     -f -o ${NODEMCU_TESTTMP}/tmp-lfs-float.img ${LUAFILES[@]}
+  echo " ... and generated ${NODEMCU_TESTTMP}/tmp-lfs-float.img"
+fi