On Wed, 02 May 2012 01:41:47 +0100 Ken Moffat <zarniwh...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> The downside was that I got one new (to me) test failure in > iconvdata: > make[2]: *** [/usr/src/glibc-build/iconvdata/tst-tables.out] Error 1 > make[1]: *** [iconvdata/tests] Error 2 > make[2]: [/usr/src/glibc-build/posix/annexc.out] Error 1 (ignored) > make: *** [check] Error 2 > This is a good example of why tests are a waste of time: they never tell me anything useful. The first time you installed glibc you ran the tests and they all passed but the entire system is b0rken because sound doesn't work due to a bug in glibc that the tests didn't detect. So you patch glibc and now sound is working, you run the tests again and this time you get a new failure. I've wasted a lot of time and electricity running tests and I've never gained anything. I've learned that they're a waste of time. I'm not drinking this test suite kool aid any more. Andy -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
