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Re: [PATCH] PR50325 store_bit_field: Fix for big endian targets
- From: Eric Botcazou <ebotcazou at adacore dot com>
- To: Richard Earnshaw <rearnsha at arm dot com>
- Cc: Richard Sandiford <rdsandiford at googlemail dot com>, "gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org" <gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>, Iain Sandoe <developer at sandoe-acoustics dot co dot uk>, Andreas Krebbel <krebbel at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com>, David Edelsohn <dje dot gcc at gmail dot com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:56:20 +0100
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] PR50325 store_bit_field: Fix for big endian targets
- References: <CAGWvnynKGL2gb=9NqxkjKyHZ8jkNeVB3-mmxscU04X7h0Dkx1w@mail.gmail.com> <201111210902.06914.ebotcazou@adacore.com> <4ECD11BA.9010306@arm.com>
> 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