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@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ The tests (and later installation) use some pre-existing files of the
system such as `/etc/passwd', `/etc/nsswitch.conf' and others. These
files must all contain correct and sensible content.
+ Normally, `make check' will run all the tests before reporting all
+problems found and exiting with error status if any problems occurred.
+You can specify `stop-on-test-failure=y' when running `make check' to
+make the test run stop and exit with an error status immediately when a
+failure occurs.
+
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`make dvi'. You need a working TeX installation to do this. The
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