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r1023@server (orig r1021): chris | 2006-01-08 00:36:31 -0800
Rewrote description of build process and test suite info, and added mention of test suites to some packages.
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| [bf8c11f] | 1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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| 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 | ]>
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| 8 | <sect1 id="ch-final-preps-abouttestsuites">
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| 9 | <?dbhtml filename="abouttestsuites.html"?>
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| 11 | <title>About the Test Suites</title>
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| 13 | <para>Most packages provide a test suite. Running the test suite for a
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| 14 | newly built package is a good idea because it can provide a <quote>sanity
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| 15 | check</quote> indicating that everything compiled correctly. A test suite
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| 16 | that passes its set of checks usually proves that the package is
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| 17 | functioning as the developer intended. It does not, however, guarantee
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| 18 | that the package is totally bug free.</para>
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| [bea9517] | 20 | <para>It is not possible to run testsuites when cross-compiling, so package installation instructions do not explain how to run testsuites until <xref linkend="chapter-building-system"/>.</para>
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| [bf8c11f] | 21 |
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| 22 | </sect1>
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