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diff --git a/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml b/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml index 81af66eff..89badb958 100644 --- a/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml +++ b/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml @@ -49,8 +49,11 @@ of.</para></listitem> <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen> -<para>To have the results tested, issue: -<userinput>make check</userinput>.</para> +<para>If you wish to have the results tested, first make sure an mtab file +exists with <userinput>touch /etc/mtab</userinput> to prevent some sixty tests +from failing, and (if it doesn't already exist) fake the presence of an old +pager with <userinput>ln -s /tools/bin/cat /bin/more</userinput> to prevent one +test from failing, then issue: <userinput>make check</userinput>.</para> <para>Install most of the package:</para> |