[pure-lang-svn] SF.net SVN: pure-lang:[599] pure/trunk/INSTALL

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Revision: 599
          http://pure-lang.svn.sourceforge.net/pure-lang/?rev=599&view=rev
Author:   agraef
Date:     2008-08-24 02:19:25 +0000 (Sun, 24 Aug 2008)

Log Message:
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Add a note about math tests failing on Windows due to broken math routines in Microsoft's C library.

Modified Paths:
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    pure/trunk/INSTALL

Modified: pure/trunk/INSTALL
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--- pure/trunk/INSTALL	2008-08-24 02:09:25 UTC (rev 598)
+++ pure/trunk/INSTALL	2008-08-24 02:19:25 UTC (rev 599)
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@
 $ make check
 
 If all is well, all tests should pass. If not, email the author or the Pure
-mailing list for help.
+mailing list for help. (Note that under MS Windows this step is expected to
+fail on some math-related tests such as test020.pure which stress-test the
+system's math routines, because some of these are broken in Microsoft's C
+library.)
 
 STEP 6. The Pure interpreter should be ready to go now.
 


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