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authorBruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>2017-06-30 18:45:43 +0000
committerBruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>2017-06-30 18:45:43 +0000
commit3b7754658f7a4e09c4b6966cb6e1f97b3bb026cb (patch)
tree73d9a48191e200cbee94af4621776514a9915c18 /chapter06
parent44dc5587c3f6c840a9d04af91016f0ca7b4f50c2 (diff)
Update to dbus-1.10.20.
Update to linux-4.11.8. Add notes to libtool and autoconf on how to speed up tests. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@11264 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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diff --git a/chapter06/autoconf.xml b/chapter06/autoconf.xml
index bf3d9ac9a..f7af4d173 100644
--- a/chapter06/autoconf.xml
+++ b/chapter06/autoconf.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@
Autoconf can be re-tested after Automake has been installed. In addition,
two tests fail due to changes in libtool-2.4.3 and later.</para>
+ <note><para>The test time for autoconf can be reduced significantly on a
+ system with multiple cores. To do this, append
+ <command>TESTSUITEFLAGS=-j&lt;N&gt;</command> to the line above. For
+ instance, using -j4 can reduce the test time by over 60
+ percent.</para></note>
+
<para>Install the package:</para>
<screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen>
diff --git a/chapter06/libtool.xml b/chapter06/libtool.xml
index d4a69c381..f20151ffb 100644
--- a/chapter06/libtool.xml
+++ b/chapter06/libtool.xml
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
<screen><userinput remap="test">make check</userinput></screen>
+ <note><para>The test time for libtool can ibe reduced significantly on a
+ system with multiple cores. To do this, append
+ <command>TESTSUITEFLAGS=-j&lt;N&gt;</command> to the line above. For
+ instance, using -j4 can reduce the test time by over 60
+ percent.</para></note>
+
<para>Five tests are known to fail in the LFS build environment due
to a circular dependency, but all tests pass if rechecked after
automake is installed.</para>