Gcc certification

[jf]

Janis Johnson wrote:

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>
>In a previous job I helped with the process of compiler validations for
>my company's systems.  Things might have changed since then, but each
>compiler validation was for a specific version of the compiler in a
>specific environment: operating system, libraries, assembler, linker,
>etc.  The process was very expensive and time-consuming.
>
>The GCC project doesn't provide compiler binaries, let alone the
>environments in which the compilers are used, so it can't do the
>validations.  You might talk to the supplier of your system,
>particularly if they also provide GCC binaries.
>
>Janis
>
>  
>
I agree with you, but some part of this work might be reused ?
Even if some tests must be executed again, there is probably no need to 
write them twice
And they could be part of a companion projet to gcc
But maybe I'm totaly wrong....

JF