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@@ -50,7 +50,16 @@ running the test suites for the temporary tools here in this chapter. If
nevertheless you want to run the Binutils test suite, the following command
will do so:</para>
-<screen><userinput>make check</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput>make -k check</userinput></screen>
+
+<para>Except for a few known failures, the binutils tests should all pass. The
+exceptions to this rule are as follows:</para>
+
+<screen>* 5 FAIL (unexpected failure) for visibility
+* 1 FAIL for selective4
+* 1 FAIL for selective5</screen>
+
+<!--
<para>There should be no unexpected failures here, expected failures are fine.
Unfortunately, there is no easy way to view the test results summary like there
@@ -59,6 +68,8 @@ to spot. The output shown will contain something like:</para>
<blockquote><screen>make[1]: *** [check-binutils] Error 2</screen></blockquote>
+-->
+
<para>And install the package:</para>
<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>