iproute2-2.6.23

Note that there are tests in the testsuite/ directory, but in order to evaluate which tests to execute,it tries to read /proc/config.gz, which doesn't exist in the chroot environment. Even if it did, it would be the host's version of that file so wouldn't be particularly reliable of the features to test for. Now, how best to explain this in the book? Obviously 'This package does not come with a testsuite' isn't accurate any longer.

I suggest the following text: 'This package comes with a testsuite, but due to assumptions it makes, it is not possible to reliably run these tests from within the chroot environment. If you wish to run these tests after booting into your new LFS system, ensure you selected /proc/config.gz support into your kernel then run 'make alltests' from the testsuite/ subdirectory.'

Other suggestions welcome, of course.

That sounds pretty good, except I'd use:

ensure you selected CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC ("General setup" -> "Enable access to .config through /proc/config.gz") when configuring your kernel. Then run 'make alltests' from the testsuite/ subdirectory.

where the changes are in bold. That way it's a bit more explicit about where the setting is and what it's called (and also splits a long-ish sentence, although that part could be left alone).

Fixed in r8414 and r8424.