Author: jim
Date: 2006-08-19 17:46:58 -0600 (Sat, 19 Aug 2006)
New Revision: 2233
Modified:
/
trunk/BOOK/final-system/common/glibc.xml
trunk/BOOK/final-system/multilib/glibc-64bit.xml
Log:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (orig r2362): ken | 2006-08-19 14:37:19 -0700
Add details of where to look if glibc tests fail, and move posix/annexc out of
the paragraph on math tests.
Property changes on:
___________________________________________________________________
Name: svk:merge
- b6734a72-470d-0410-b049-f317dca95413:/:2361
+ b6734a72-470d-0410-b049-f317dca95413:/:2362
Modified: trunk/BOOK/final-system/common/glibc.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/final-system/common/glibc.xml 2006-08-19 23:46:47 UTC (rev
2232)
+++ trunk/BOOK/final-system/common/glibc.xml 2006-08-19 23:46:58 UTC (rev
2233)
@@ -104,18 +104,22 @@
<screen os="n"><userinput>make -k check >glibc-check-log 2>&1 ; grep
Error glibc-check-log</userinput></screen>
<para os="o">The Glibc test suite is highly dependent on certain functions
of
- the host system, in particular the kernel. In general, the Glibc test
- suite is always expected to pass. However, in certain circumstances,
- some failures are unavoidable. This is a list of the most common
- issues:</para>
+ the host system, in particular the kernel. The posix/annexc test normally
fails
+ and you should see <literal>Error 1 (ignored)</literal> in the output.
Apart
+ from this, the Glibc test suite is always expected to pass. However, in
certain
+ circumstances, some failures are unavoidable. If a test fails because of a
missing
+ program (or missing symbolic link), or a segfault, you will see an error
code
+ greater than 127 and the details will be in the log. More commonly, tests
will
+ fail with <literal>Error 2</literal> - for these, the contents of the
corresponding
+ <filename>.out</filename> file, e.g. <filename>posix/annexc.out</filename>
may be
+ informative. Here is a list of the most common issues:</para>
<itemizedlist os="p">
<listitem>
<para>The <emphasis>math</emphasis> tests, at least on i686, fail in
the <emphasis>test-double</emphasis> and
<emphasis>test-idouble</emphasis>
- tests with gcc-&gcc-version;, the <command>grep</command> command will
- also report an expected (ignored) failure in <emphasis>posix/annexc
- </emphasis>. These two failures in the math tests appear to be
harmless.
+ tests with gcc-&gcc-version;
+ . These two failures in the math tests appear to be harmless.
The math tests may also fail on systems where the CPU is not a
relatively
new genuine Intel or authentic AMD. Certain optimization settings are
also known to be a factor here.</para>
Modified: trunk/BOOK/final-system/multilib/glibc-64bit.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/final-system/multilib/glibc-64bit.xml 2006-08-19 23:46:47 UTC
(rev 2232)
+++ trunk/BOOK/final-system/multilib/glibc-64bit.xml 2006-08-19 23:46:58 UTC
(rev 2233)
@@ -105,11 +105,9 @@
href="glibc.xml"
xpointer="xpointer(//[EMAIL PROTECTED]'n'])"/>
- <para os="o">The Glibc test suite is highly dependent on certain functions
of
- the host system, in particular the kernel. In general, the Glibc test
- suite is always expected to pass. However, in certain circumstances,
- some failures are unavoidable. This is a list of the most common
- issues:</para>
+ <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude";
+ href="glibc.xml"
+ xpointer="xpointer(//[EMAIL PROTECTED]'o'])"/>
<itemizedlist os="p">
<listitem>
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