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<sect1 id="ch02-abouttestsuites">
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<title>About the test suites</title>
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<?dbhtml filename="abouttestsuites.html" dir="chapter02"?>
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<para>Most packages provide a test suite. Running the test suite for a newly
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built package is generally a good idea as it can provide a nice sanity check
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that everything compiled correctly. A test suite that passes its set of
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checks usually proves that the package is functioning mostly as the developer
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intended. It does not, however, guarantee that the package is totally bug
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free.</para>
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<para>Some test suites are more important than others. For example, the test
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suites for the core toolchain packages -- GCC, Binutils, and Glibc (the C
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library) -- are of the utmost importance due to their central positioning in a
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properly functioning system. But be warned, the test suites for GCC and Glibc
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can take a very long period of time to complete, especially on slower
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hardware.</para>
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<para>As you progress through the book and encounter the build commands to
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run the various test suites, we'll guide you on the relative importance of
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the test suite in question so that you can decide for yourself whether to
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run it or not.</para>
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</sect1>
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