Changeset 10d7c7a8

Timestamp:

09/23/2022 03:48:46 PM (19 months ago)

Author:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…>

Branches:

11.3, 11.3-rc1, 12.0, 12.0-rc1, 12.1, 12.1-rc1, bdubbs/gcc13, multilib, renodr/libudev-from-systemd, trunk, xry111/arm64, xry111/arm64-12.0, xry111/clfs-ng, xry111/loongarch, xry111/loongarch-12.0, xry111/loongarch-12.1, xry111/mips64el, xry111/pip3, xry111/rust-wip-20221008, xry111/update-glibc

Children:

50e70db, f4facc4

Parents:

b6a67d37

git-author:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…> (09/23/2022 03:40:56 PM)

git-committer:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…> (09/23/2022 03:48:46 PM)

Message:

binutils: document a test failure

It happens on both x86_64 and aarch64.

File:

• chapter08/binutils.xml (modified) (1 diff)

chapter08/binutils.xml

@@ -161 +161 @@
 <screen><userinput remap="test">make -k check</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>Twelve tests fail in the <command>gold</command> testsuite when the
+    <para>Twelve tests fail in the <command>gold</command> testsuite when the
     <option>--enable-default-pie</option> and
-    <option>--enable-default-ssp</option> options are passed to GCC. There
-    is also a known failure in the <command>as</command> tests.</para>
-    <!-- Fixed in 2.39
-         https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=01ae03b
-    <para>One gold test, <filename>pr17704a_test</filename>, is known to
-    fail if <parameter>CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION</parameter> is disabled in the
-    kernel configuration of the host system.</para>
- -->
+    <option>--enable-default-ssp</option> options are passed to GCC.
+    <!-- Caused by egrep deprecation.  Note that we don't "patch" temp grep.
+         And it seems unworthy to add a sed into temp grep just for one test
+         failure.  (I don't really agree to "patch" grep in the first place,
+         anyway.) -->
+    The test named <filename>ar with versioned solib</filename> is also
+    known to fail.</para>
+
     <para>Install the package:</para>