testing policy for C/C++ front end changes
Fabien Chêne
fabien.chene@gmail.com
Thu Nov 13 13:17:00 GMT 2014
2014-11-11 10:05 GMT+01:00 Richard Biener <richard.guenther@gmail.com>:
[...]
> I think you need to retain the fact that one needs to bootstrap, not just
> build GCC. Thus "If your change is to code that is not in a front
> end, or is to the C or C++ front ends or <code>libgcc</code> or
> <code>libstdc++</code>
> libraries, you must perform a bootstrap of GCC with all languages enabled
> by default, on at least one primary target, and run all testsuites."
>
> Ok with that change.
Perhaps that would make sense to mention the existence of the compile
farm, and add link to it.
Otherwise, such requirements (which are obvious) could clearly
discourage contributors that do not have access to a powerful machine.
--
Fabien
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