On Monday 16 January 2006 17:08, Ken Moffat wrote:

> > FAIL: ext/enc_filebuf/char/13189.cc (test for excess errors)
> > WARNING: ext/enc_filebuf/char/13189.cc compilation failed to
> > produce executable
> > FAIL: ext/enc_filebuf/wchar_t/13189.cc (test for excess errors)
> > WARNING: ext/enc_filebuf/wchar_t/13189.cc compilation failed to
> > produce executable
> > make[3]: *** [check-DEJAGNU] Error 1

>   It's a long while since I built gcc-3.4, and these particular
> errors don't ring any bells for me.  

Oh!

>These are the sort of errors I
> see with later versions of toolchain packages, or on different
> platforms.

<sigh>

>   As Dan said, not everybody tests in chapter 5, so perhaps these
> specific errors could be common, or be caused by unknown issues with
> the host system.  So, when you've checked that your package versions
> and patches (if any) for the toolchain (binutils, gcc, glibc) agree
> with the book you are following, you might be ok to continue.

I so much would like to be absolutly sure ;-((

>   Testing as much as possible has attractions, but at best it only
> tests for possible problems that upstream have known about.  The
> downsides are that a package can still give problems when used [ that
> shouldn't be true for a released book ], and that if the results are
> not as expected, you might have to spend hours or days working out
> what broke.

I was expecting that to have to do....

> > Just another question: From where on can I restart securely when
> > having to switch off the machine?
>   In chapter 5, in general do the mounts.  

Great. I nealy got a fast script to do all this...

>In chapter 6, replicate
> everything (except building, installing, adjusting toolchain, sanity
> checks).

OK. This sounds good. Thank you very much for your encouraging words ;-)

Kind regards
Clemens
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