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diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi index f6e5685ef5..f7f4a39336 100644 --- a/manual/install.texi +++ b/manual/install.texi @@ -181,29 +181,16 @@ produce a lot of output, some of which may look like errors from @code{make} but isn't. Look for error messages from @code{make} containing @samp{***}. Those indicate that something is really wrong. -The compilation process takes several hours even on fast hardware. -Expect at least two hours for the default configuration on i586 for -Linux. For Hurd times are much longer. Except for EGCS 1.1 and GCC -2.95 (and later versions of GCC), all supported versions of GCC have a -problem which causes them to take several minutes to compile certain -files in the iconvdata directory. Do not panic if the compiler appears -to hang. - -If you want to run a parallel make, you can't just give @code{make} the -@samp{-j} option, because it won't be passed down to the sub-makes. -Instead, edit the generated @file{Makefile} and uncomment the line +The compilation process can take several hours. Expect at least two +hours for the default configuration on i586 for Linux. For Hurd times +are much longer. Except for EGCS 1.1 and GCC 2.95 (and later versions +of GCC), all supported versions of GCC have a problem which causes them +to take several minutes to compile certain files in the iconvdata +directory. Do not panic if the compiler appears to hang. -@smallexample -# PARALLELMFLAGS = -j 4 -@end smallexample - -@noindent -You can change the @samp{4} to some other number as appropriate for -your system. Instead of changing the @file{Makefile}, you could give -this option directly to @code{make} and call it as, for example, -@code{make PARALLELMFLAGS=-j4}. If you're building in the source -directory, you must use the latter approach since in this case no -new @file{Makefile} is generated for you to change. +If you want to run a parallel make, simply pass the @samp{-j} option +with an appropriate numeric parameter to @code{make}. You need a recent +GNU @code{make} version, though. To build and run test programs which exercise some of the library facilities, type @code{make check}. If it does not complete @@ -213,6 +200,11 @@ for instructions on reporting bugs. Note that some of the tests assume they are not being run by @code{root}. We recommend you compile and test glibc as an unprivileged user. +Before reporting bugs make sure there is no problem with your system. +The tests (and later installation) uses some pre-existing files of the +system such as @file{/etc/passwd}, @file{/etc/nsswitch.conf} and others. +These files must all contain correct and sensible content. + To format the @cite{GNU C Library Reference Manual} for printing, type @w{@code{make dvi}}. You need a working @TeX{} installation to do this. The distribution already includes the on-line formatted version of the |