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Re: We should backport gcc 4.4 regression testcases to gcc 4.3 branch

From: "H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>
To: Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>
Cc: Richard Guenther <richard dot guenther at gmail dot com>, "gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org" <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:43:05 -0800
Subject: Re: We should backport gcc 4.4 regression testcases to gcc 4.3 branch
References: <6dc9ffc80901181335m1c0aaff7p346b29d36150d933@mail.gmail.com> <84fc9c000901181351w48416e21q52a1033ffedbcb07@mail.gmail.com> <6dc9ffc80901181354y324f1eb6k6c27f5986e04cc7f@mail.gmail.com> <4974CA93.1010108@codesourcery.com>

On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Mark Mitchell <mark@codesourcery.com> wrote:
> H.J. Lu wrote:
>
>> We can limit new testcases, which we backport to 4.3 branch, only
>> to those  4.4 regressions against 4.3 branch. They should always
>> pass on 4.3 branch by definition.
>
> There's nothing wrong with backporting testcases to an older release
> branch, but please make sure that they pass before committing them.
> Otherwise, we're creating noise.  Bear in mind that some tests require
> features that weren't available in older versions.
>

I will start backporting testcases of 4.4 regressions against 4.3 to 4.3 branch.


-- 
H.J.

References:
- We should backport gcc 4.4 regression testcases to gcc 4.3 branch
  - From: H.J. Lu
- Re: We should backport gcc 4.4 regression testcases to gcc 4.3 branch
  - From: Richard Guenther
- Re: We should backport gcc 4.4 regression testcases to gcc 4.3 branch
  - From: H.J. Lu
- Re: We should backport gcc 4.4 regression testcases to gcc 4.3 branch
  - From: Mark Mitchell

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