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Re: GCC 3.0 Release Criteria
>>>>> "Marc" == Marc Espie <espie@quatramaran.ens.fr> writes:
Marc> This means that, if I find a show-stopper bug in OpenBSD-gcc
Marc> 3.0, I dutifully report it, you will be able to just forge
Marc> on and say `oh, to hell with it, it's not a widely used
Marc> platform anyway. We can always fix it in two years time.'
That's a bit cynical.
I hope that I have a reputation for being a bit more level-headed than
that -- despite my occasional tendency towards excessive pedantry.
If there is a show-stopper, then, by definition it will stop the show.
The difference between first tier and second tier is that on first
tier platforms we are promising *no* regressions and that *all* tests
on the criteria list will pass. On second tier platforms, we're going
to ensure that this is mostly true, and that the exceptions are for
relatively unimportant cases.
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