powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu: gcc.dg/format/ext-1.c Regressions

[Franz Sirl]

At 03:34 25.07.2001, Jeffrey Oldham wrote:

>The CodeSourcery 23Jul daily powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu gcc 3.0.1 build
>revealed these regressions over the previous day's build.
>
>FAIL: gcc.dg/format/ext-1.c bad use of I flag (test for warnings, line 117)
>FAIL: gcc.dg/format/ext-1.c bad use of I flag (test for warnings, line 118)
>FAIL: gcc.dg/format/ext-1.c (test for excess errors)
>FAIL: gcc.dg/format/ext-1.c bad use of I flag (test for warnings, line 117)
>FAIL: gcc.dg/format/ext-1.c bad use of I flag (test for warnings, line 118)
>FAIL: gcc.dg/format/ext-1.c (test for excess errors)
>FAIL: gcc.dg/format/ext-3.c bad %^# (test for warnings, line 215)
>FAIL: gcc.dg/format/ext-3.c (test for excess errors)
>
>See http://www.codesourcery.com/gcc_binary_snapshots for the build log
>and summary.
>
>Note that powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu regularly has one or two
>gcc.dg/format/ext-1.c failures appear for a day or two and then
>disappear, but I have not seen this many failures appear all on the
>same day.
>
>Does a powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu expert know what causes these
>problems?

No, these failures seem to come and go depending mostly on dejagnu/tcltk it 
seems. I haven't had time to track down the reason for this. Last rawhide 
got an tcltk update though, I'll compile and install. Lets see if that helps.

Franz.