install.texi (Testing): Provide additional information...

	* doc/install.texi (Testing): Provide additional information, and
	a stronger encouragement, for running the testsuites.

From-SVN: r52909

diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index d690d80ba19ddd0ce5c39c2f96334b3157ea3f8a..8a3321c9d53103d629bf4b6c1d61c6375b2d386c 100644 (file)
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-04-29  Janis Johnson  <janis187@us.ibm.com>
+
+       * doc/install.texi (Testing): Provide additional information, and
+       a stronger encouragement, for running the testsuites.
+
 2002-04-29  Rainer Orth  <ro@TechFak.Uni-Bielefeld.DE>
 
        * fixinc/inclhack.def (solaris_widec): Include <wchar.h> in

diff --git a/gcc/doc/install.texi b/gcc/doc/install.texi
index 27876a09070ddf4706bda1486cc64af78a89520b..3cb4c31b32becaf4e8fcfe95f0aea817210103ba 100644 (file)
--- a/gcc/doc/install.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/install.texi
@@ -1110,15 +1110,23 @@ build feature described in the previous section.
 @cindex Installing GCC: Testing
 @cindex Testsuite
 
-Before you install GCC, you might wish to run the testsuite.  This
-step is optional and may require you to download additional software.
+Before you install GCC, we encourage you to run the testsuites and to
+compare your results with results from a similar configuration that have
+been submitted to the
+@uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-testresults/,,gcc-testresults mailing list}.
+This step is optional and may require you to download additional software,
+but it can give you confidence in your new GCC installation or point out
+problems before you install and start using your new GCC.
 
 First, you must have @uref{download.html,,downloaded the testsuites}.
-The full distribution contains testsuites; only if you downloaded the
-``core'' compiler plus any front ends, you do not have the testsuites.
+These are part of the full distribution, but if you downloaded the
+``core'' compiler plus any front ends, you must download the testsuites
+separately.
 
-Second, you must have a @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/dejagnu/,,current version of DejaGnu} installed;
+Second, you must have the testing tools installed.  This includes
+a @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/dejagnu/,,current version of DejaGnu};
 dejagnu 1.3 is not sufficient.
+It also includes Tcl and Expect; the DejaGnu site has links to these.
 
 Now you may need specific preparations: