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Re: PATCH RFA: Do not build java by default
- From: Geert Bosch <bosch at adacore dot com>
- To: Joern Rennecke <joern dot rennecke at embecosm dot com>
- Cc: Steven Bosscher <stevenb dot gcc at gmail dot com>, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, java at gcc dot gnu dot org, Ian Lance Taylor <iant at google dot com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 06:35:22 -0400
- Subject: Re: PATCH RFA: Do not build java by default
- References: <AANLkTikPP+=RS4BL_NQFaENvFtvvk9ughpP3kWvWT25A@mail.gmail.com> <8FA16519-D671-4B52-B6C5-3A06187245F5@adacore.com> <20101101003034.kch6ozjs2oksssko-nzlynne@webmail.spamcop.net>
On Nov 1, 2010, at 00:30, Joern Rennecke wrote:
>> Feel free to enable Ada. Builds and tests faster than Java,
>> and is known to expose many more middle end bugs, including
>> ones that require non-call exceptions.
>
> But to get that coverage, testers will need to have gnat installed.
> Will that become a requirement for middle-end patch regression testing?
No, the language will only be built if a suitable bootstrap compiler
is present.
-Geert