Changeset 5f63ccf for BOOK/final-system/common

Timestamp:

May 17, 2014, 9:50:17 PM (11 years ago)

Author:

Chris Staub <chris@…>

Branches:

clfs-3.0.0-sysvinit, sysvinit

Children:

e8f3474

Parents:

dbf50c0c

Message:

Reworded test suite pages

File:

• BOOK/final-system/common/testsuitesagain.xml (modified) (1 diff)

BOOK/final-system/common/testsuitesagain.xml

@@ -12 +12 @@
 
   <para>In the final-system build, you are no longer cross-compiling so it
-  is possible to run package testsuites. Some test suites are more important
-  than others. For example,  the test suites for the core toolchain
-  packages&mdash;GCC, Binutils, and Glibc&mdash;are of the utmost
+  is possible to run package testsuites. Running the test suite for a
+  newly built package is a good idea because it can provide a <quote>sanity
+  check</quote> indicating that everything compiled correctly. A test suite
+  that passes its set of checks usually proves that the package is
+  functioning as the developer intended. It does not, however, guarantee
+  that the package is totally bug free.</para>
+
+  <para>Some test suites are more important than others. For example, the test
+  suites for the core toolchain packages&mdash;GCC, Binutils,
+  and Glibc&mdash;are of the utmost
   importance due to their central role in a properly functioning system.
   The test suites for GCC and Glibc can take a very long time to complete,