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diff --git a/chapter05/gcc-pass2-inst.xml b/chapter05/gcc-pass2-inst.xml index 49b3dac1e..a25d48703 100644 --- a/chapter05/gcc-pass2-inst.xml +++ b/chapter05/gcc-pass2-inst.xml @@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ <sect2> <title>Re-installation of GCC</title> +<para>The tools required to test GCC and Binutils are installed now +(Expect, TCL and DejaGNU). We can continue on rebuilding GCC and Binutils, +link them against the new Glibc, and test them properly. One thing to note, +however, is that these test suites are highly dependent on the features +supported by your host distribution. Most notably, a host distribution +which does not properly support the devpts filesystem will cause most of +these tests to fail.</para> + <para>Unpack all three GCC tarballs in one and the same working directory. They will all unfold into a single <filename>gcc-&gcc-version;/</filename> subdir.</para> |