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diff --git a/chapter08/python.xml b/chapter08/python.xml index 4a6fe1bd5..ddcaa17d2 100644 --- a/chapter08/python.xml +++ b/chapter08/python.xml @@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ <para>Prepare Python for compilation:</para> -<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr \ - --enable-shared \ - --with-system-expat \ - --with-system-ffi \ - --with-ensurepip=yes</userinput></screen> +<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr \ + --enable-shared \ + --with-system-expat \ + --with-system-ffi \ + --with-ensurepip=yes \ + --enable-optimizations</userinput></screen> <variablelist> <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title> @@ -77,20 +78,24 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>--enable-optimizations</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This switch enables stable, but expensive, optimizations.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> <para>Compile the package:</para> <screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen> - <para>To test the results, issue:</para> - -<screen><userinput remap="test">make test</userinput></screen> - - <para>Some tests requiring a network connection or additional packages are - skipped. The tests test_unicodedata and test_curses tests are known to fail. For - more comprehensive results, the tests can be rerun when Python 3 is - reinstalled in BLFS.</para> + <para>Running the tests at this point is not recommended. The + tests are known to hang indefinitely in the partial LFS environment. + If desired, the tests can be rerun at the end of this chapter or + when Python 3 is reinstalled in BLFS. To run the tests anyway, + issue <command>make test</command>.</para> <para>Install the package:</para> |