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Re: We should backport gcc 4.4 regression testcases to gcc 4.3 branch

From: Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>
To: "H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>
Cc: Richard Guenther <richard dot guenther at gmail dot com>, "gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org" <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:46:43 -0800
Subject: Re: We should backport gcc 4.4 regression testcases to gcc 4.3 branch
References: <6dc9ffc80901181335m1c0aaff7p346b29d36150d933@mail.gmail.com> <84fc9c000901181351w48416e21q52a1033ffedbcb07@mail.gmail.com> <6dc9ffc80901181354y324f1eb6k6c27f5986e04cc7f@mail.gmail.com>

H.J. Lu wrote:

> We can limit new testcases, which we backport to 4.3 branch, only
> to those  4.4 regressions against 4.3 branch. They should always
> pass on 4.3 branch by definition.

There's nothing wrong with backporting testcases to an older release
branch, but please make sure that they pass before committing them.
Otherwise, we're creating noise.  Bear in mind that some tests require
features that weren't available in older versions.

-- 
Mark Mitchell
CodeSourcery
mark@codesourcery.com
(650) 331-3385 x713

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