Re: Mainline in regression-fix mode after Thanksgiving

[Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>]

Toon Moene wrote:
> Mark Mitchell wrote:
>
> > I realize that people are agressively using the compiler, and that
> > bugs reported is partially a function of the amount of use.  I also
> > understand that with all the changes we've got in this release, there
> > are bound to be some problems.  However, I think that we've got to
> > take steps to get things in hand.
>
>
> Note that the Fortran list (both fortran and libfortran) contain 
> "regressions" of gfortran vs. g77.  Because these are completely 
> separate front ends, these are not really regressions, but extensions to 
> Fortran 77 that g77 supports that gfortran does not (yet).
>
> As we assume that distributors will provide both gfortran and (in a 
> separate directory) g77, these "regressions" do not really count.

That's very useful information; thank you.

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