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diff --git a/chapter05/glibc-inst.xml b/chapter05/glibc-inst.xml index b76027bc8..61dc8bb83 100644 --- a/chapter05/glibc-inst.xml +++ b/chapter05/glibc-inst.xml @@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ would require you to regenerate the binary files.</para> make check make install</userinput></screen></para> +<para>The glibc make check process is highly dependent on certain functions +of your host operating system. The most common is a host that fails to mount +a tmpfs filesystem at /dev/shm, which may cause glibc tests to fail.</para> + <para>The locales (used by Glibc to make your Linux system respond in a different language) weren't installed when you ran the previous command, so we have to do that ourselves now:</para> |