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From: Tamas Sarga <tamas.sarga2@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] test feature in portage
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 09:21:22
Message-Id: 449E523C.7050901@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] test feature in portage by "Michael Weyershäuser"
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4 Michael Weyershäuser wrote:
5 > Tamas Sarga wrote:
6 >>> Hi,
7 >>>
8 >>> I set test feature in portage, but I don't know what can I win. I lost
9 >>> some minutes when compiled glibc, but what is the pro of this feature.
10 >>> I've got never any problem with successful compiles. So am I need test
11 >>> feature? What are your opinions? What can this protect a user from?
12 >>>
13 >
14 > Some packages (like glibc) bring along an automated test suite that
15 > can be run after compilation to see if the program works correctly.
16 > If FEATURES="test" is set then an available test suite is being run,
17 > if it is not set it is being skipped.
18 >
19 > As a normal end user on a desktop this might be considered a waste
20 > of time, when testing programs on a new architecture this can be
21 > helpful and should be enabled...
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23 Thanks! Should I report to b.g.o if it failed on the first package after
24 I fall asleep :) ? It was kdebase-3.5.2-r2. Anyway now I turned it off.
25
26 Cheers,
27 Tamas Sarga
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Re: [gentoo-user] test feature in portage Rumen Yotov <rumen@××××××.org>