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diff --git a/chapter04/abouttestsuites.xml b/chapter04/abouttestsuites.xml index 1b2e0d68f..780216181 100644 --- a/chapter04/abouttestsuites.xml +++ b/chapter04/abouttestsuites.xml @@ -25,15 +25,9 @@ are strongly recommended.</para> <note> - <para>Experience has shown that there is little to be gained from running - the test suites in <xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/>. There can be - no escaping the fact that the host system always exerts some influence on - the tests in that chapter, often causing inexplicable failures. Because - the tools built in <xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> are temporary - and eventually discarded, we do not recommend running the test suites in - <xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> for the average reader. The - instructions for running those test suites are provided for the benefit of - testers and developers, but they are strictly optional.</para> + <para>Running the test suites in <xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> + is impossible, since the programs are compiled with a cross-compiler, + so are not supposed to be able to run on the build host.</para> </note> <para>A common issue with running the test suites for Binutils and GCC |