Changeset ef93b66 for chapter04/abouttestsuites.xml

Timestamp:

09/27/2022 06:42:07 PM (19 months ago)

Author:

David Bryant <davidbryant@…>

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:

dd7f9df

Parents:

ec7b0466

Message:

Adjust English idiom and clarify directions (chapters 4.5 and 4.6).

File:

• 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>