diff --git a/chapter08/automake.xml b/chapter08/automake.xml
index b97ac9f4a..0ea77d729 100644
--- a/chapter08/automake.xml
+++ b/chapter08/automake.xml
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@
the results, issue:
make -j4 check
-
+
Install the package:
make install
diff --git a/chapter08/binutils.xml b/chapter08/binutils.xml
index 1d87b7797..9b8c68ceb 100644
--- a/chapter08/binutils.xml
+++ b/chapter08/binutils.xml
@@ -164,11 +164,13 @@ cd build
make -k check
+ Foru tests related to zlib are known ot fail.
+
Install the package:
make tooldir=/usr install -j1
diff --git a/chapter08/check.xml b/chapter08/check.xml
index 6624f8e0d..1e7e4ec17 100644
--- a/chapter08/check.xml
+++ b/chapter08/check.xml
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
make check
- Note that the Check test suite may take a relatively long
+
Install the package:
make docdir=/usr/share/doc/check-&check-version; install
diff --git a/chapter08/coreutils.xml b/chapter08/coreutils.xml
index ce2728fd6..cb8ec6d64 100644
--- a/chapter08/coreutils.xml
+++ b/chapter08/coreutils.xml
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1 ./configure \
Now run the tests:
su tester -c "PATH=$PATH make RUN_EXPENSIVE_TESTS=yes check"
-
+
Remove the temporary group:
sed -i '/dummy/d' /etc/group
diff --git a/chapter08/e2fsprogs.xml b/chapter08/e2fsprogs.xml
index 2ebe2dd3d..4144cd205 100644
--- a/chapter08/e2fsprogs.xml
+++ b/chapter08/e2fsprogs.xml
@@ -93,18 +93,20 @@ cd build
make check
-One test, m_rootdir_acl, is known to fail.
+
On a spinning disk, the tests take a little more than 4 SBUs. They
can be much shorter on an SSD (down to about 1.5 SBUs).
-
+-->
Install the package:
make install
diff --git a/chapter08/gcc.xml b/chapter08/gcc.xml
index f7facefdd..840bddb03 100644
--- a/chapter08/gcc.xml
+++ b/chapter08/gcc.xml
@@ -121,13 +121,14 @@ su tester -c "PATH=$PATH make -k check"
url="&test-results;"/> and
.
- In g++, three tests in constexpr-52830 are known to fail and
+
+
In libstdc++, one numpunct test and six tests related to get_time are
known to fail. These are all because the locale definitions in glibc have
changed but libstdc++ does not currently support those changes.
diff --git a/chapter08/gdbm.xml b/chapter08/gdbm.xml
index 72f53f250..431987f52 100644
--- a/chapter08/gdbm.xml
+++ b/chapter08/gdbm.xml
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@
To test the results, issue:
make check
-
+
Install the package:
make install
diff --git a/chapter08/inetutils.xml b/chapter08/inetutils.xml
index b80db6f1d..ad828f67d 100644
--- a/chapter08/inetutils.xml
+++ b/chapter08/inetutils.xml
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@
To test the results, issue:
make check
-
+
Install the package:
make install
diff --git a/chapter08/m4.xml b/chapter08/m4.xml
index 13b032a25..341da580a 100644
--- a/chapter08/m4.xml
+++ b/chapter08/m4.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ echo "#define _IO_IN_BACKUP 0x100" >> lib/stdio-impl.h
make check
+ One test, test-posix_spawn-script, is known to fail.
+
Install the package:
make install
diff --git a/chapter08/tar.xml b/chapter08/tar.xml
index 2adad5790..b4ec0e28b 100644
--- a/chapter08/tar.xml
+++ b/chapter08/tar.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
make
- To test the results (about 3 SBU), issue:
+ To test the results, issue:
make check
diff --git a/chapter08/tcl.xml b/chapter08/tcl.xml
index 4cac2f64a..9f0a7401c 100644
--- a/chapter08/tcl.xml
+++ b/chapter08/tcl.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ unset SRCDIR
To test the results, issue:
make test
-
+
+ One test, unixInit-1.2, is known to fail.
Install the package: