Changeset 37e35d2 for chapter04/abouttestsuites.xml

Timestamp:

06/29/2020 07:55:01 AM (4 years ago)

Author:

Thomas Trepl <thomas@…>

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multilib-10.1

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Update to new lfs structure

git-svn-id: ​http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/branches/multilib@11986 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

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• chapter04/abouttestsuites.xml (modified) (1 diff)

chapter04/abouttestsuites.xml

@@ -19 +19 @@
 
   <para>Some test suites are more important than others. For example,
-  the test suites for the core toolchain packages&mdash;GCC, Binutils, and
-  Glibc&mdash;are of the utmost importance due to their central role in a
-  properly functioning system. The test suites for GCC and Glibc can
+  the test suites for the core toolchain packages&mdash;GCC, binutils, and
+  glibc&mdash;are of the utmost importance due to their central role in a
+  properly functioning system. The test suites for GCC and glibc can
   take a very long time to complete, especially on slower hardware, but
   are strongly recommended.</para>
 
   <note>
-    <para>Experience has shown that there is little to be gained from running
-    the test suites in <xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/>. There can be
-    no escaping the fact that the host system always exerts some influence on
-    the tests in that chapter, often causing inexplicable failures. Because
-    the tools built in <xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> are temporary
-    and eventually discarded, we do not recommend running the test suites in
-    <xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> for the average reader. The
-    instructions for running those test suites are provided for the benefit of
-    testers and developers, but they are strictly optional.</para>
+    <para>Running the test suites in <xref linkend="chapter-cross-tools"/>
+    and <xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/>
+    is impossible, since the programs are compiled with a cross-compiler,
+    so are not supposed to be able to run on the build host.</para>
   </note>
 
-  <para>A common issue with running the test suites for Binutils and GCC
+  <para>A common issue with running the test suites for binutils and GCC
   is running out of pseudo terminals (PTYs). This can result in a high
   number of failing tests. This may happen for several reasons, but the