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diff --git a/chapter05/tcl-inst.xml b/chapter05/tcl-inst.xml index db8bf811d..cb59f3e86 100644 --- a/chapter05/tcl-inst.xml +++ b/chapter05/tcl-inst.xml @@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ following command will do so:</para> <para><screen><userinput>TZ=UTC make test</userinput></screen></para> +<para>The meaning of the make option:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><userinput>TZ=UTC</userinput>: This sets the time zone to +Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) also known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), but +only for the duration of the test suite run. This ensures the clock tests are +exercised correctly. More information on the TZ environment variable is +available later on in Chapter 7.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + <para>Sometimes, package test suites will give false failures. You can consult the LFS Wiki at <ulink url="http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org"/> to verify that these failures are normal. This applies to all tests @@ -32,7 +42,7 @@ throughout the book.</para> <para><screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen></para> -<para>Make a link:</para> +<para>Make a necessary symbolic link:</para> <para><screen><userinput>ln -s tclsh8.4 /tools/bin/tclsh</userinput></screen></para> <caution><para>Do not remove the |