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Re: testsuite removal




  In message <rzqyanfcdy9.fsf@djlvig.dl.ac.uk>you write:
  > >>>>> "Jeff" == Jeffrey A Law <law@hurl.cygnus.com> writes:
  > 
  >  Jeff> We are going to ask for assignments for signficant tests or
  >  Jeff> collections of tests.  The testsuite will be treated in the
  >  Jeff> exact same manner as the compiler itself from a legal
  >  Jeff> standpoint.
  > 
  > That will screw reasonable ideas for Fortran tests with things with
  > usable copyright which aren't going to be assigned.  However, I don't
  > understand why we need assignments for things that aren't considered
  > part of the compiler, provided they're obviously redistributable.  If
  > so, then someone has to rewrite the g77 runtime.  Has rms changed
  > position on the matter?
Because the testsuite will be considered part of the compiler.

We're not changing anything in regardles of the runtime libraries.

jeff


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