On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 04:42:37PM -0700, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: > Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> writes: > > Nope. A corner-case bug in a compiler may break compilation of a single > > package. The build failure of this package is a serious bug for this > > package; it is not a serious bug for the compiler. > Well, except that it seems to me that any code generation error in a > compiler is a serious bug. ;) But I understand the general point. > I'm not sure I agree, but you're the release manager.... TTBOMK, we have never had a compiler in Debian that had *zero* relevant code generation errors or ICEs. So this sets a somewhat unrealistic standard for release-criticality. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. vorlon@debian.org http://www.debian.org/
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