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Subject: Re: loader fixes going into 4.3R ?
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 02:41:31 GMT
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> On Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 09:41:46AM +0000, wkb@freebie.demon.nl wrote:
> > Is it possible to get the loader fixes tested in time for MFC to
> > go out with 4.3R ?
> 
> Isn't it a little early to be calling for it?  It hasn't sat in -current
> for anytime, and very few people have said they've tested it.  In fact I
> was a little surprised to see it commited to -current w/o a few more
> people piping up saying it worked for them across all the Alpha's we care
> about running on.

Of course it needs testing. I would not want to suggest otherwise :) 

> 
> > Main test vehicles would be AS4[01]00 and AS1200.
> 
> Uh, why?  This is a change that could maybe for some fluke break the
> loader on say the AS200.  IMHO, it needs to be tested on every Alpha
> model we care about.

Yes, but I think making sure first that it solves the problem on the obnoxious 
systems makes sense. Subsequently a regression test must be done on the other
alpha models.

Wilko


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