[Bug c++/11489] [3.4 Regression] ICE/segfault on legal code

[bangerth at dealii dot org]

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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11489



------- Additional Comments From bangerth at dealii dot org  2003-07-10 17:29 -------
I said it before, but I'm going to repeat it:
> No, I only ask the C++ parser guys to run a decent subset,
> namely some 50000 C++ lines, which cannot take too long.
The situation is that gcc is largely a volunteer project and can be
characterized as severely starved of people who understand the internals
of the compiler. On the other hand, there are quite a number of people who
are willing to volunteer time to work on the fringes of the project. They
maintain the bug database, set up regression testers, reduce testcases, etc.

Given the lack of people of the former class and the availability of
people of the second, I think it's sensible to not require compiling 
huge packages for every single change -- if there's a regression, my 200,000
lines of code will find it next night, or Gerald's so-and-so-many, or 
someone elses. I'm pretty sure, boost is built several times a week, and
we'll find and fix these regressions. But it takes people who are willing
to do some work that we don't want to put onto our precious developers.

Regards
  Wolfgang

PS: The most important piece of C++ is certainly not boost, although I
appreciate that it is a nice library. The most important piece definitely
is 1) KDE, and 2) Mozilla.