On 08/05/2011 05:30 PM, Andrew Elian wrote: > Hi Robert, > > On Fri, Aug 05, 2011 at 11:41:15AM -0500, robert wrote: >> Any suggestions? >> I'm working at 6.22. Coreutils-8.10 >> >> ====================================== >> 1 of 15 tests failed >>> snip<< >> make[1]: Leaving directory `/sources/coreutils-8.10/tests' >> make: *** [check-root] Error 2 >> >> selected log info follows: >> >> FAIL: cp/sparse-fiemap (exit: 1) >> ================================ >> >> df: Warning: cannot read table of mounted file systems >> Filesystem Type 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on >> - - 10768488 1741780 8479720 18% / >>> snip<< > > I was able to reproduce this failure by having an empty /etc/mtab file, > which df looks for. Updating the mtab file with > mount -f / > and then running the testsuite again took care of this error. > > I think you can safely carry on with the next instructions in the book > without any concern for this error. > > Relax, don't worry. Have a homebrew. (Or whatever liquid is best for > you!) > > Best of luck, > ae
Thank you, Andrew. I pushed ahead impatiently before any response arrived, but based on your advice I'll back up and make the suggested correction in order to see what happens...with a martini. robert -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
