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- <sect1 id="ch02-abouttestsuites">
- <title>About the test suites</title>
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- <para>Most packages provide a test suite. Running the test suite for a newly
- built package is generally a good idea as it can provide a nice sanity check
- that everything compiled correctly. A test suite that passes its set of
- checks usually proves that the package is functioning mostly as the developer
- intended. It does not, however, guarantee that the package is totally bug
- free.</para>
- <para>Some test suites are more important than others. For example, the test
- suites for the core toolchain packages -- GCC, Binutils, and Glibc (the C
- library) -- are of the utmost importance due to their central positioning in a
- properly functioning system. But be warned, the test suites for GCC and Glibc
- can take a very long period of time to complete, especially on slower
- hardware.</para>
- <para>As you progress through the book and encounter the build commands to
- run the various test suites, we'll guide you on the relative importance of
- the test suite in question so that you can decide for yourself whether to
- run it or not.</para>
- </sect1>
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