Sorry, I get these as a single daily digest, so it was natural for me to reply to the whole thing in one message--but that doesn't make the reply very obvious. I'd better do this part with the proper Subject.
> > Ok. I deleted the whole directory and rerun this chapter again => NO > FAILED TEST. I double checked in the command history. I entered each > command the same way and in the same order (indeed as I was following > the same directives). What I noticed is that some tests in this second > run weren't processed in the same order as the previous one (only from > my memory, I don't have any evidence of it). That's to be expected when using -j N, N>1. If you get something like this again when it seems more critical, the first thing you should do is try running in strict sequence, N=1. If worse comes to worst with a long test, kick it off before bedtime and see what has happened in the morning. One needn't sit there waiting. (I did that for 12hr X & Firefox compiles, back in the day.) -- http://www.fastmail.com - The professional email service -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
