V3: SPARC bug and tree freeze

[Mark Mitchell]

>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Dewar <dewar@gnat.com> writes:

    Robert> <<glibc is too big to use as a check-in criteria.
    Robert> However, it should be part of the release testing process,
    Robert> and nightly jobs to test substantial programs (like glibc)
    Robert> are a Good Thing.
    >>>

    Robert> Is that really true with modern fast computers. In the

Yes.

We already run thousands of tests before checkin, including C, C++,
Fortran, and library tests.  That already takes hours for many people;
glibc takes about that same amount of time to build, even on a fast
machine.

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