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Re: [PATCH] PR50325 store_bit_field: Fix for big endian targets


> Being in stage 3 shouldn't stop us trying to fix bugs in the compiler:
> we're not in the final run-up to a release yet (that could still be five
> months away if history is anything to go by).  It should just be a
> clamp-down on major new functionality.

But Richard's proposed change wasn't really a bugfix (he also proposed a bugfix 
which should be applied of course) but rather a cleanup.  As the ongoing story 
shows, this is a delicate area so, if we are to clean things up here at this 
stage, the level of testing should at least be adjusted.

-- 
Eric Botcazou


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