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Re: GCC 3.3 release criteria
On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 09:02:40PM -0500, Kaveh R. Ghazi wrote:
> > From: "John David Anglin" <dave at hiauly1 dot hia dot nrc dot ca>
> >
> > > > From: Matthias Klose <doko at cs dot tu-berlin dot de>
> > > >
> > > > Kaveh R. Ghazi writes:
> > > > > > From: Matthias Klose <doko at cs dot tu-berlin dot de>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > yes, then I will "test" it on Debian unstable as well.
> > > > >
> > > > > Great, thanks. Though be aware that being the "tester" will mean
> > > > > Debian specific bugs will be pointed your way, and the responsibility
> > > > > to fix them prior to the release being made is yours not that of the
> > > > > Release Manager.
> > > >
> > > > Well, then please leave this field blank. I cannot commit on this.
> > >
> > > Sorry to hear that. Is there anyone else who will commit to ensuring
> > > that GCC 3.3 works on some version of x86 Debian?
> >
> > I think that your asking a bit too much of the testors in trying to
> > make them resposible for fixing "Debian" specific bugs. It's a valuable
> > contribution just to setup and run the debian build using 3.3.
> > Dave
>
> I never said Matthias shouldn't do any tests. Far from it!
> I welcome that contribution.
>
> But that doesn't preclude me from calling for someone who *will* step
> forward and commit to ensuring x86 debian works. The worst that can
> happen is that no one accepts.
>
> So I repeat, is there anyone willing to do this?
There ought to be separate categories for testers (people who are doing
regular bootstraps, regression test runs, and running application tests)
and fixers. Even if there's not a fixer, it's useful to know that
someone is testing the platform and reporting problems.
Janis