[RFA:] Mention simtest-howto.html in contribute.html

Gerald Pfeifer pfeifer@dbai.tuwien.ac.at
Mon Nov 5 07:54:00 GMT 2001


On Sat, 3 Nov 2001, Hans-Peter Nilsson wrote:
> --- 86,94 ----
>   <dd>
>   A list of targets where the patch survived a bootstrap of GCC.  A
>   bootstrap on at least one host is required for any non-trivial change.  A
> ! full GCC testsuite run is also required.  It is recommended that
> ! you also <a href="simtest-howto.html">use one or more simulators</a> to
> ! increase your test coverage.  With your patch, provide a
>   list of hosts where the GCC testsuite was run, including an analysis
>   of any regressions.  Documentation changes do not require a bootstrap,
>   but must pass <code>make info</code> and <code>make dvi</code>.

I'd just say "(You can also use one or more simulators to... coverage)",
because I feel that actually recommonding them is a bit too much for most
patches.

Gerald
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