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Re: Fixing Bugs (Was: A Suggestion for Release Testing)
Giovanni Bajo wrote:
> Scott Robert Ladd <scott.ladd@coyotegulch.com> wrote:
> First of all, I would consider polite to CC: me on the mail if you quote and
> debate my statements.
I meant no offense, and thought that I *had* CC'd you on the message.
>>The ISO Standard doesn't prevent GCC from being *better* than
>>specified, does it? Are we somehow breaking ISO compliance by doing
>>math right? Is it so wrong to try and fix a problem that frustrates
>>many people and makes GCC look bad?
>
> Where exactly do I say that it is wrong to provide a patch that makes GCC
> better in this regard? As a bugmaster, I just decided to consider this not a
> bug, in the strictest meaning of "bug". If you want to file in Bugzilla an
> enhancement proposal about adding options/modes about higher FPU precision, I
> would not object.
I've been suggesting various ways to enhance, or at better delineate,
floating-point in GCC. Once I've got a good idea of the best way to
approach this (and I've had some excellent feedback), I will indeed
submit a patch. I even have one started...
Given the number of "duplicate filings" associated with 323, I assumed
that filing another item on the topic would be ineffective.
> Also, it seems you have the wrong belief that, if bug 323 were confirmed in
> Bugzilla, a patch would automatically appear.
No; my objection is to having people's concerns flatly rejected. It is
not clear from reading the message on 323 that a "add an option" patch
would be considered.
If anything, I'm very pleased with the way people have handled the bugs
I've reported; all but one (or more than 20) have been fixed. Good stuff.
>>With the attitude shown by Giovanni, there's really no point in
>>submitting a patch, is there? Dozens of people have reported this
>>problem, potential solutions exist, but any patch is going to be
>>ignored because the bug isn't considered a bug by the Powers That Be.
>
> You seem to believe that a patch can be accepted in GCC only if it fixes a bug.
No, my experience is that a patch is only accepted if it has already
been approved, at least on a conceptual level. I've tried the "make a
patch without talking to anyone" approach, and wasted a lot of time.
> I hope to have clarified my position.
And I mine.
..Scott