Mail Archives: djgpp/2001/05/10/17:02:15
> that those are the platforms supported by GCC 3.0. I did guess they
> meant testing, but the wording doesn't make it clear:
> GCC is available on a vast number of platforms. However, it is not
> possible to effectively test GCC in all possible configurations.
> Therefore, a smaller number of platforms have been selected as
> targets. The targets chosen represent both the most popular operating
> systems and the most popular microprocessors. Of course, where
> possible, the release will support other targets as well.
Well, it states quite clearly that GCC will be tested on several
major platforms.
> > We could (can?) add DJGPP there, if we had enough manpower.
>
> AFAIK, the DJGPP port _is_ tested (the snapshots are built quite
> regularly, as I glean from Andris's messages), so obviously we already
> have enough manpower.
Adequate testing (from GCC point of view, as pointed out in that
same page) would require regression testsuite testing, currently
impossible and building of several major applications (emacs etc.)
> Personally, I find it disturbing that one of the oldest GCC ports,
> which is in continuous maintenance since 1989, is never--not once,
> except in some obscure place in the FAQ--mentioned in the GCC Web
> pages. Perhaps I'm naive.
You aren't. But the fact that DJGPP port is one of the oldest doesn't
per se ensure automagical support. It requires more commitment of
DJGPP porters to common GCC developing process.
Laurynas
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