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Re: GCC 3.0 Release Criteria
- To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik at mandrakesoft dot com>
- Subject: Re: GCC 3.0 Release Criteria
- From: Andi Kleen <ak at suse dot de>
- Date: 28 Apr 2000 11:01:26 +0200
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- References: <3908EA3C.E41FC893@mandrakesoft.com>
Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com> writes:
> Mark Mitchell wrote:
> > In addition to the regression-testing mentioned above, it is important that operation of the compiler be verified on some real-word applications.
> > The following applications represent a mix of low-level and high-level code, of numerical and logical programs, and of different programming
> > languages.
>
> > Linux kernel [...]
>
>
> WINE is an excellent codebase for testing gcc, IMHO, because the WINE
> guys have to deal with trying to compile Microsoftisms like anonymous
> structures on a Unix platform. Very few gcc extensions are used
> AFAIK[1]
Just Wine has no stables releases where you know that they work.
You would never know if it was a Wine or a gcc 3.0 bug you're
seeing.
-Andi