Re: Small update to reversed_comparison_code

[Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>]

>>>>> "Joseph" == Joseph S Myers <jsm28@cam.ac.uk> writes:

    Joseph> On Tue, 13 Mar 2001, Mark Mitchell wrote:

    >> In fact, one of our SC members has suggested automatically
    >> removing patches that fail Geoff's regression checker, and
    >> others have gone so far as to suggest requiring an automated
    >> cross-platform bootstrap *before* check-in.

    Joseph> As a start, automated checkers that point out regressions
    Joseph> on the primary platforms are needed.  Perhaps
    Joseph> CodeSourcery's autobuilder could change from a daily one
    Joseph> to a round-the-clock one, that points out regressions to
    Joseph> gcc-regression and to the apparently responsible people,
    Joseph> as with Geoff's one?  This would at least double the
    Joseph> number of platforms checked.

As you point out, the problem with that is machine resources.  Our
three autobuilders (GNU/Linux, AIX, Solaris) all run on machines that
are used for other purposes -- two of those are not even our machines.

So, clearly, one of the obstacles to doing this kind of automated
thing is to find enough machines to make it workable.  And then
there's a significant amount of software to be written.  And, of
course, we'd have to convince everyone that it was a good thing to do.

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