Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 11:58:35 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net> To: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> Cc: W Gerald Hicks <wghicks@bellsouth.net>, obrien@NUXI.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: gdb 4.17 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9903271155090.25868-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <199903271648.JAA04757@mt.sri.com>
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On Sat, 27 Mar 1999, Nate Williams wrote: > > > > Sure there is. We've made some changes to the code generation bits in > > > > the past. > > > > > > Right, but however maintains the compiler *OR* changes the code should > > > run the regression tests. The users shouldn't be saddled with them, > > > since they will never run them (or have need to run them). > > > > Some users like having the tests for experimenting with patches and > > allowing the user base to help test the inevitable updates we'll be > > seeing (EGCS is a fairly active project). > > Then they can use the versions supplied with new versions of EGCS which > they are testing. > > Again, we need to keep the base system as simple and small as it can be, > and adding a bunch of tests that no-else uses seems silly. I think that Nate's right here. Yes, there's a need for testing, but the need is confined to a *very* small user community that is well served by the egcs port. There is no general requirement whatsoever for the testing software, no general justification, and in relative terms (compared against any software except egcs itself) it's very large in size. It cannot be justified. ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run picnic (FreeBSD-current) (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (Solaris7). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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