-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Tamas Sarga wrote: > Hi, > > I set test feature in portage, but I don't know what can I win. I lost > some minutes when compiled glibc, but what is the pro of this feature. > I've got never any problem with successful compiles. So am I need test > feature? What are your opinions? What can this protect a user from? >
Some packages (like glibc) bring along an automated test suite that can be run after compilation to see if the program works correctly. If FEATURES="test" is set then an available test suite is being run, if it is not set it is being skipped. As a normal end user on a desktop this might be considered a waste of time, when testing programs on a new architecture this can be helpful and should be enabled... -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFEndK86q4f+IV6B/wRAtU+AJ9ft54DazbjThVM1w2YNAgUfGXzxQCaAi2t 7KMsGG//RLVAGbOuiqoYyYE= =PhdL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
