Changeset dd61c77 for chapter04/abouttestsuites.xml

Timestamp:

10/01/2022 08:03:20 AM (19 months ago)

Author:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…>

Branches:

xry111/clfs-ng

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ef1f48b

Parents:

259794e (diff), 2bf32ff (diff)
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/trunk' into xry111/clfs-ng

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• chapter04/abouttestsuites.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

chapter04/abouttestsuites.xml

@@ -28 +28 @@
     <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>
+    is pointless; since the test programs are compiled with a cross-compiler,
+    they probably can't run on the build host.</para>
   </note>
 
   <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
+  is running out of pseudo terminals (PTYs). This can result in a large
   number of failing tests. This may happen for several reasons, but the
   most likely cause is that the host system does not have the
@@ -40 +40 @@
   <ulink url="&lfs-root;lfs/faq.html#no-ptys"/>.</para>
 
-  <para>Sometimes package test suites will fail, but for reasons which the
+  <para>Sometimes package test suites will fail for reasons which the
   developers are aware of and have deemed non-critical. Consult the logs located
   at <ulink url="&test-results;"/> to verify whether or not these failures are
-  expected. This site is valid for all tests throughout this book.</para>
+  expected. This site is valid for all test suites throughout this book.</para>
 
 </sect1>