PING SC members [was RE: RFA: GCC 4.2.1: Stabalizing coalesce_list's qsort]

[Mark Mitchell]

Dave Korn wrote:
> On 23 August 2007 22:34, Mark Mitchell wrote:
> 
>> I do think that generating the same code, independent of host system, is
>> a very important property of GCC's design, just like generating the same
>> code independent of whether or not we're compiling with -g.  
> 
>   Hear, hear.  I've always thought these principles were meant to be sacrosanct,
> but now I try to look it up, I don't see them explicitly listed in either the
> development methodology, the release criteria, or anywhere else likely-looking.

>   Can the SC please consider adding these requirements explicitly to the list of
> "Design and Development Goals" in the mission statement?  Or would it make more
> sense as part of the development methodology, or the portability section of the
> gcc-specific coding conventions?

I don't think this needs to be part of the mission statement; it's more
of a technical nitty-gritty than that.  But, I think putting into the
coding conventions is a good idea.

Thanks,

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Mark Mitchell
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