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diff --git a/chapter06/glibc.xml b/chapter06/glibc.xml index 653b4280c..a0f3b4277 100644 --- a/chapter06/glibc.xml +++ b/chapter06/glibc.xml @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ arithmetic, and so on.</para> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>12.3 SBU</seg><seg>476</seg></seglistitem> +<seglistitem><seg>16.7 SBU</seg><seg>500</seg></seglistitem> </segmentedlist> <segmentedlist> @@ -68,6 +68,19 @@ C library or the kernel. This patch fixes the problem:</para> <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&glibc-testfix-patch;</userinput></screen> +<para>Apply the following patches to enable Glibc to compile with +GCC-&gcc-version;:</para> + +<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&glibc-gcc4_symbols-patch; +patch -Np1 -i ../&glibc-gcc4_string-patch; +patch -Np1 -i ../&glibc-gcc4_elf-patch; +patch -Np1 -i ../&glibc-gcc4_iconvdata-patch;</userinput></screen> + +<para>The following patch corrects the expected results for some of the math +tests on x86 processors when compiled with GCC-&gcc-version;:</para> + +<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&glibc-gcc4_mathtest-patch;</userinput></screen> + <para>The Glibc documentation recommends building Glibc outside of the source directory in a dedicated build directory:</para> @@ -102,16 +115,24 @@ circumstance.</para></important> <para>Test the results:</para> -<screen><userinput>make check</userinput></screen> +<screen><userinput> +make -k check >glibc-check-log 2>&1 ; grep Error glibc-check-log +</userinput></screen> + +<para>On at least i686 you can expect to see failures in the <emphasis>test-double +</emphasis> and <emphasis>test-idouble</emphasis> math tests with +gcc-&gcc-version;, as well as an expected (ignored) failure in <emphasis> +posix/annexc</emphasis>. These two failures in the math tests appear to be +harmless.</para> <para>The Glibc test suite is highly dependent on certain functions of -the host system, in particular the kernel. In general, the Glibc test -suite is always expected to pass. However, in certain circumstances, +the host system, in particular the kernel. In certain circumstances, some failures are unavoidable. This is a list of the most common issues:</para> <itemizedlist> -<listitem><para>The <emphasis>math</emphasis> tests sometimes fail when running +<listitem><para>The <emphasis>math</emphasis> tests sometimes fail in other tests +when running on systems where the CPU is not a relatively new genuine Intel or authentic AMD. Certain optimization settings are also known to be a factor here.</para></listitem> |