--- Ken Moffat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 01, 2007 at 06:54:47PM -0800, Thomas > Tutone wrote: > > > > I get errors running the glibc-2.3.6 testsuite in > > section 6.9 of Version 6.2 of the LFS book: > > > [snip a series of nptl failures, version-check > showing a recent > kernel, and relevant archive postings ] > > > > So, this suggests that my host kernel is too > recent. > > It also suggests that I shouldn't ignore these > > errors and move on. > > I disagree about "I shouldn't ignore". The nptl > testsuite can be > very affected by the running kernel. But, as a > desktop user, I've > not noticed any problems in the resulting system, so > I think that > you *can* ignore the errors you posted.
OK, that's very helpful to know. [snip] > > A couple questions: > > > > 1. Any suggestions on how to proceed short of > > building a 2.6.16.27 kernel for the host? > > Don't do that. Please. Adrian Bunk is maintaining > 2.6.16 at the > moment, if you are going to stay with 2.6.16 then > please use a > current version - most of what goes in is security > fixes. OK, good advice (and the book makes the same point). But the book (in section 8.3.1) also suggests applying a patch (linux-2.6.16.27-utf8_input-1.patch) before building a new kernel for the LFS system. That particular patch presumably should only be applied if one is using 2.6.16.27. If one instead uses a current version of 2.6.16, can one safely ignore the advice about applying the patch (because, for example, the later version already incorporates that patch)? > > 2. If I do take that route (building a 2.6.16.27 > > kernel in order to get past these errors), do > > I need to go back and rebuild the entire temporary > > > system while booted up with the 2.6.16.27 kernel? > > > If you *are* going with a recent 2.6.16, once you > have booted the > kernel just start from glibc in chroot - nothing > should have been > *built* differently (you are using the same headers > as the book, so > the differences in the nptl tests are a runtime > variation). OK. Building glibc again using a 2.6.16 kernel, but not rebuilding the temporary system, I now get the following errors: make[2]: [/sources/glibc-2-build/posix/annexc.out] Error 1 (ignored) make[2]: *** [/sources/glibc-2-build/nptl/tst-cancel4.out] Error 1 make[2]: *** [/sources/glibc-2-build/nptl/tst-cancel5.out] Error 1 make[2]: *** [/sources/glibc-2-build/nptl/tst-clock2.out] Error 1 make[2]: *** [/sources/glibc-2-build/nptl/tst-cancelx4.out] Error 1 make[2]: *** [/sources/glibc-2-build/nptl/tst-cancelx5.out] Error 1 make[1]: *** [nptl/tests] Error 2 make: *** [check] Error 2 So, fewer errors than before, but still getting several in the nptl tests. Based on your advice, I'll keep going, rather than rebuilding the temporary system. Thanks very much for the response. Best regards, Tom ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page