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@@ -235,6 +235,12 @@ The tests (and later installation) use 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.
+Normally, @code{make check} will run all the tests before reporting
+all problems found and exiting with error status if any problems
+occurred. You can specify @samp{stop-on-test-failure=y} when running
+@code{make check} to make the test run stop and exit with an error
+status immediately when a failure occurs.
+
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 builds the on-line formatted version of the