[Bug c/13271] Wrong code with -O2 optimization - 3.2 only - 3.2.2 OK

["jrw at catena dot uk dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

------- Additional Comments From jrw at catena dot uk dot com  2003-12-02 16:24 -------
(In reply to comment #3)
> I understand, but we don't have enough resources to track down all the bugs 
of 
> all the previous releases which have been already fixed and discountinued, 
just 
> to make sure the bug is really fixed. We already have enough *certain* bugs.
> Moreover, the bug appears to be fixed in a later minor relase. In our policy, 
> we are allowed to do ONLY regression bugfixes between minor releases. Thus, 
> it's highly unlikely that an unrelated bugfix for an unrelated regression 
might 
> have hidden this bug.
> If the bug can't be reproduced in 3.2.2, 3.3, 3.4 or tree-ssa we can be 
fairly 
> certain that it's fixed.
> The best we can, if you *really* care about this code, is adding your 
testcase 
> to c-torture, to make sure it stays fixed forever.

Thanks for clarification and yes I appreciate this. I reported it because its a 
code generation fault - I would not have reported anything less. However, the 
problem itself is not important to me so there is no need for further action. 
Thanks for your help.


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