Changeset 2df066c9 for chapter08/gmp.xml

Timestamp:

09/15/2023 10:54:55 AM (10 months ago)

Author:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…>

Branches:

xry111/clfs-ng

Children:

7546d8b

Parents:

d58da4b (diff), ba40e32 (diff)
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Message:

Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/trunk' into xry111/clfs-ng

File:

• chapter08/gmp.xml (modified) (3 diffs)

chapter08/gmp.xml

@@ -55 +55 @@
       the host processor.  If libraries suitable for processors less
       capable than the host's CPU are desired, generic libraries can be
-      created by running the following:
+      created by appending the <option>--host=none-linux-gnu</option> option
+      to the <command>configure</command> command.</para>
 
-<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cp -v configfsf.guess config.guess
-cp -v configfsf.sub   config.sub</userinput></screen></para>
+      <!-- To editors: the configure script says "the none host is obsolete,
+           use - -disable-assembly", but don't believe it: with the latter
+           CFLAGS is still automatically set to -march=something.  -->
     </note>
 
@@ -107 +109 @@
     applications using the gmp libraries with the message "Illegal
     instruction".  In this case, gmp should be reconfigured with the option
-    --build=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu and rebuilt.</para></caution>
+    <option>--host=none-linux-gnu</option> and rebuilt.</para></caution>
 
-    <para>Ensure that all 197 tests in the test suite passed.
+    <!-- Some tests PASS on a specific uarch but SKIP on other CPUs.
+         For example on K8 the following command outputs 200.  -->
+    <para>Ensure that at least 199 tests in the test suite passed.
     Check the results by issuing the following command:</para>
 
@@ -125 +129 @@
 
     <segmentedlist>
-      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
+      <segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle>
       <segtitle>Installed directory</segtitle>