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Re: Beyond GCC 3.0
- To: dewar at gnat dot com
- Subject: Re: Beyond GCC 3.0
- From: Joe Buck <jbuck at synopsys dot COM>
- Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 22:34:20 -0700 (PDT)
- Cc: jbuck at synopsys dot com, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, rjschwei at mindspring dot com
> <<Clearly maintainers of large programs will need to re-test their programs
> with any major or minor release...
>
> I think you hugely underestimate the cost of testing code with new
> versions of a compiler. ...
We could engage in a prolonged discussion on this topic, but it isn't
really that relevant here. The original thread started with someone
wanting less frequent releases because he feared reliance on deprecated
features or some other thing going wrong. Yes, there is a real concern,
but users aren't obligated to switch to the latest and greatest just
because it is available. I am well aware of the expense of testing
million-line+ software systems.