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<para>Most packages provide a test suite. Running the test suite for a newly
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<para>Most packages provide a test suite. Running the test suite for a newly
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built package is generally a good idea as it can provide a nice sanity check
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built package is generally a good idea as it can provide a nice sanity check
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-that everything compiled correctly. A test suite that passes it's set of
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+that everything compiled correctly. A test suite that passes its set of
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checks usually proves that the package is functioning mostly as the developer
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checks usually proves that the package is functioning mostly as the developer
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intended. It does not, however, guarantee that the package is totally bug
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intended. It does not, however, guarantee that the package is totally bug
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free.</para>
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free.</para>
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<para>Some test suites are more important than others. For example, the test
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<para>Some test suites are more important than others. For example, the test
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-suites for the core toolchain packages, GCC and Binutils, and the C library,
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-Glibc, are of the utmost importance due to their central positioning in a
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+suites for the core toolchain packages -- GCC, Binutils, and Glibc (the C
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+library) -- are of the utmost importance due to their central positioning in a
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properly functioning system. But be warned, the test suites for GCC and Glibc
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properly functioning system. But be warned, the test suites for GCC and Glibc
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can take a very long period of time to complete, especially on slower
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can take a very long period of time to complete, especially on slower
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hardware.</para>
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hardware.</para>
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