Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 09:48:08 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: W Gerald Hicks <wghicks@bellsouth.net> Cc: nate@mt.sri.com, obrien@NUXI.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: gdb 4.17 Message-ID: <199903271648.JAA04757@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <19990327113511N.wghicks@wghicks.bellsouth.net> References: <199903271615.JAA04495@mt.sri.com> <19990327113511N.wghicks@wghicks.bellsouth.net>
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> > > 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. Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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