diff --git a/chapter06/autoconf.xml b/chapter06/autoconf.xml index beba644f8..08e8ea51e 100644 --- a/chapter06/autoconf.xml +++ b/chapter06/autoconf.xml @@ -23,15 +23,9 @@ can automatically configure source code. make -This package has a test suite available which performs a number of -checks to ensure it will function correctly. It's worth noting that Autoconf -does not play a critical role in the overall operation of an LFS system. In -addition, the Autoconf test suite runs for quite a long period of time. -Accordingly, the running of the test suite here is not crucial. Should you -choose to run the Autoconf test suite, the following command will do -so: - -make check +To have the results tested, issue: +make check.This takes a long time, about 2 SBUs, +and is strictly optional. And install the package: diff --git a/chapter06/automake.xml b/chapter06/automake.xml index 963374e57..d023313e0 100644 --- a/chapter06/automake.xml +++ b/chapter06/automake.xml @@ -24,15 +24,9 @@ with Autoconf. make -This package has a test suite available which performs a number of -checks to ensure it will function correctly. It's worth noting that Automake -does not play a critical role in the overall operation of an LFS system. In -addition, the Automake test suite runs for quite a long period of time. -Accordingly, the running of the test suite here is not crucial. Should you -choose to run the Automake test suite, the following command will do -so: - -make check +To have the results tested, issue: +make check. This takes a long time, about 4 SBUs, +and is strictly optional. Install the package: diff --git a/chapter06/bash.xml b/chapter06/bash.xml index f7862db68..f0c2e1b57 100644 --- a/chapter06/bash.xml +++ b/chapter06/bash.xml @@ -29,11 +29,8 @@ patch: make -This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the -following command will do so: - -make tests +To have the results tested, issue: +make tests. Install the package: diff --git a/chapter06/bison.xml b/chapter06/bison.xml index 543ec859c..a8404ec27 100644 --- a/chapter06/bison.xml +++ b/chapter06/bison.xml @@ -28,11 +28,8 @@ the patch is backported from CVS: make -This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the -following command will do so (and takes a long time): - -make check +To have the results tested, issue: +make check. And install the package: diff --git a/chapter06/coreutils.xml b/chapter06/coreutils.xml index f5b848ea4..4c5bdf129 100644 --- a/chapter06/coreutils.xml +++ b/chapter06/coreutils.xml @@ -41,14 +41,13 @@ provided by Net-tools. Prevent its installation by applying a patch: make The su program from Coreutils wasn't installed in -Chapter 5 because it needed root privilege to do so. We're -going to need it in a few moments for the test suite. Therefore we work around -the problem by installing it now: + because it needed +root privilege to do so. We're going to need it in a few +moments for the test suite. Therefore we install it now: make install-root -This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. However, this particular test suite +The test suite of this package makes some assumptions with regards to the presence of non-root users and groups that don't apply this early into the LFS build. We therefore create a dummy system user and two dummy groups to allow the tests to run diff --git a/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml b/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml index d55d51ae7..81af66eff 100644 --- a/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml +++ b/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml @@ -49,11 +49,8 @@ of. make -This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the -following command will do so: - -make check +To have the results tested, issue: +make check. Install most of the package: diff --git a/chapter06/ed.xml b/chapter06/ed.xml index 20dae3bb7..e3e14ca15 100644 --- a/chapter06/ed.xml +++ b/chapter06/ed.xml @@ -48,11 +48,8 @@ the programs available there is useful in the event of the make -This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the -following command will do so: - -make check +To have the results tested, issue: +make check. Install the package: diff --git a/chapter06/findutils.xml b/chapter06/findutils.xml index 8f7e5d6a2..85874e356 100644 --- a/chapter06/findutils.xml +++ b/chapter06/findutils.xml @@ -30,11 +30,8 @@ to the above configure options. make -This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the -following command will do so: - -make check +To have the results tested, issue: +make check. And install the package: diff --git a/chapter06/flex.xml b/chapter06/flex.xml index 11683221d..8bfbbb999 100644 --- a/chapter06/flex.xml +++ b/chapter06/flex.xml @@ -24,11 +24,8 @@ recognize patterns in text. make -This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the -following command will do so: - -make bigcheck +To have the results tested, issue: +make bigcheck. And install the package: diff --git a/chapter06/gawk.xml b/chapter06/gawk.xml index 015902faf..50454c7aa 100644 --- a/chapter06/gawk.xml +++ b/chapter06/gawk.xml @@ -23,11 +23,8 @@ make -This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the -following command will do so: - -make check +To have the results tested, issue: +make check. And install the package: diff --git a/chapter06/gettext.xml b/chapter06/gettext.xml index dad1b2d2c..018d53476 100644 --- a/chapter06/gettext.xml +++ b/chapter06/gettext.xml @@ -25,15 +25,9 @@ localization. These allow programs to be compiled with Native Language Support make -This package has a test suite available which performs a number of -checks to ensure it will function correctly. It's worth noting that Gettext -does not play a critical role in the overall operation of an LFS system. In -addition, the Gettext test suite runs for quite a long period of time. -Accordingly, the running of the test suite here is not crucial. Should you -choose to run the Gettext test suite, the following command will do -so: - -make check +To have the results tested, issue: +make check. This takes a very long time, around +6 SBUs. And install the package: diff --git a/chapter06/grep.xml b/chapter06/grep.xml index c7084cbd5..c3754edb0 100644 --- a/chapter06/grep.xml +++ b/chapter06/grep.xml @@ -23,11 +23,8 @@ make -This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the -following command will do so: - -make check +To have the results tested, issue: +make check. And install the package: diff --git a/chapter06/libtool.xml b/chapter06/libtool.xml index 9d0beeb89..b38b28c82 100644 --- a/chapter06/libtool.xml +++ b/chapter06/libtool.xml @@ -25,11 +25,8 @@ interface. make -This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the -following command will do so: - -make check +To have the results tested, issue: +make check. And install the package: diff --git a/chapter06/m4.xml b/chapter06/m4.xml index 0aa1a6d8f..d990a91e5 100644 --- a/chapter06/m4.xml +++ b/chapter06/m4.xml @@ -23,11 +23,8 @@ make -This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the -following command will do so: - -make check +To have the results tested, issue: +make check. And install the package: diff --git a/chapter06/make.xml b/chapter06/make.xml index ec24bf03f..ed3542427 100644 --- a/chapter06/make.xml +++ b/chapter06/make.xml @@ -23,11 +23,8 @@ make -This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the -following command will do so: - -make check +To have the results tested, issue: +make check. And install the package: diff --git a/chapter06/perl.xml b/chapter06/perl.xml index 514b33d62..594d98426 100644 --- a/chapter06/perl.xml +++ b/chapter06/perl.xml @@ -36,10 +36,9 @@ program. make -This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, you first -have to create a basic /etc/hosts file, needed by a -couple of tests to resolve the name localhost: +If you wish to run the test suite, you first have to create a basic +/etc/hosts file, which is needed by a couple of tests to +resolve the name localhost: echo "127.0.0.1 localhost $(hostname)" > /etc/hosts diff --git a/chapter06/sed.xml b/chapter06/sed.xml index 84fd15149..705653686 100644 --- a/chapter06/sed.xml +++ b/chapter06/sed.xml @@ -23,11 +23,8 @@ make -This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the -following command will do so: - -make check +To have the results tested, issue: +make check. And install the package: diff --git a/chapter06/tar.xml b/chapter06/tar.xml index 8d305150b..78f9e3a22 100644 --- a/chapter06/tar.xml +++ b/chapter06/tar.xml @@ -24,11 +24,8 @@ make -This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the -following command will do so: - -make check +To have the results tested, issue: +make check. And install the package: diff --git a/chapter06/texinfo.xml b/chapter06/texinfo.xml index c2ec61653..f9e8cff54 100644 --- a/chapter06/texinfo.xml +++ b/chapter06/texinfo.xml @@ -24,11 +24,8 @@ converting Info documents. make -This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the -following command will do so: - -make check +To have the results tested, issue: +make check. Install the package: diff --git a/chapter06/vim.xml b/chapter06/vim.xml index 7159413f7..fdb2b9d59 100644 --- a/chapter06/vim.xml +++ b/chapter06/vim.xml @@ -39,14 +39,11 @@ echo '#define SYS_GVIMRC_FILE "/etc/gvimrc"' >> src/feature.h< make -This package has a test suite available which performs a number of -checks to ensure it will function correctly. However, the Vim test suite will -output a whole lot of seemingly garbage characters to screen which can -occasionally wreak havoc with the running terminal. Accordingly, the running of -the test suite here is optional. Should you choose to run the Vim test suite, -the following command will do so: - -make test +To have the results tested, you can issue: +make check. However, this test suite outputs a lot of +seemingly garbage characters to the screen, and this can wreak havoc with the +settings of the current terminal. Accordingly, the running of the test suite +here is strictly optional. And install the package: diff --git a/chapter06/zlib.xml b/chapter06/zlib.xml index 8dc8e7817..23a4efb9e 100644 --- a/chapter06/zlib.xml +++ b/chapter06/zlib.xml @@ -30,10 +30,8 @@ afterwards. make -This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. The test suite for Zlib is quick and -painless so we recommend it be run. The following command will test the shared -library: +To have the results tested, issue: +make check. make check @@ -46,9 +44,8 @@ library: ./configure --prefix=/usr make -The following command will test the static library: - -make check +To have the results tested, issue: +make check. Install the static library: