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

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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 DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
* config/mips/mips.c (mips_parse_cpu): Warn if the CPU name is

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@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: