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diff --git a/chapter05/glibc.xml b/chapter05/glibc.xml index 9b05e406f..d49d870c7 100644 --- a/chapter05/glibc.xml +++ b/chapter05/glibc.xml @@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ unset them when building Glibc.</para> the method suggested in this book puts the stability of the system at risk.</para> +<para>Glibc has two tests which fail when the running kernel is 2.6.11.x The +problem has been determined to be with the tests themselves, not with the libc +nor the kernel. If you plan to run the testsuite apply this patch:</para> + +<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../glibc-&glibc-version;-fix_test-1.patch</userinput></screen> + <para>The Glibc documentation recommends building Glibc outside of the source directory in a dedicated build directory:</para> |