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Subject: Re: jdk16 and -fno-tree-vrp
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I don't think it's merely a question of compiling successfully.  There are 
cases where one can successfully -compile- the JDK, but the resulting 
executable behaves strangely and fails simple tests.

Merely testing compilation is insufficient.  It is necessary to test 
functionality also.

   Nick

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