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Yes, it can. But, testsuite improvements can also reveal subsequent compiler breakage. And, make it easier for people to see breakage by reducing noise. And, make users feel better by seeing fewer spurious failures. So, in my opinion, the risks are worthwhile.
I respectfully dissent here: the only way to guarantee a regression-free compiler is to change the set of regression tests only monotically, i.e. basically to only add new tests.
-- Mark Mitchell CodeSourcery, LLC mark@codesourcery.com (916) 791-8304
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