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| 8 | <sect1 id="ch-final-system-testsuitesagain"> |
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| 11 | <title>About Test Suites, Again</title> |
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| 13 | <para>In the final-system build, you are no longer cross-compiling so it |
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[1b48cb6] | 14 | is possible to run package test suites. Running the test suite for a |
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[db083a3] | 15 | newly built package is a good idea because it can provide a <quote>sanity |
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| 16 | check</quote> indicating that everything compiled correctly. A test suite |
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| 17 | that passes its set of checks usually proves that the package is |
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| 18 | functioning as the developer intended. It does not, however, guarantee |
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| 19 | that the package is totally bug free.</para> |
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| 21 | <para>Some test suites are more important than others. For example, the test |
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| 22 | suites for the core toolchain packages—GCC, Binutils, |
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| 23 | and Glibc—are of the utmost |
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[5da8aa0] | 24 | importance due to their central role in a properly functioning system. |
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| 25 | The test suites for GCC and Glibc can take a very long time to complete, |
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| 26 | especially on slower hardware, but are strongly recommended.</para> |
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| 28 | <para>A common issue with running the test suites for Binutils and GCC |
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| 29 | is running out of pseudo terminals (PTYs). This can result in a high |
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| 30 | number of failing tests. This may happen for several reasons, but the |
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[33d4b68] | 31 | most likely cause (if you chrooted) is that the host system does not have the |
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[5da8aa0] | 32 | <systemitem class="filesystem">devpts</systemitem> file system set up |
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| 33 | correctly. This issue is discussed in greater detail at |
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[1322a63] | 34 | <ulink url="&faq-root;#no-ptys"/>.</para> |
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[5da8aa0] | 35 | |
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| 36 | <para>Sometimes package test suites will fail, but for reasons which the |
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| 37 | developers are aware of and have deemed non-critical. Consult the logs located |
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| 38 | at <ulink url="&test-results;"/> to verify whether or not these failures are |
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| 39 | expected. This site is valid for all tests throughout this book.</para> |
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| 41 | </sect1> |
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