RE: [avr-gcc-list] Success running the testsuite with avrtest

[Weddington, Eric]

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> On Friday 18 January 2008 00:30, Weddington, Eric wrote:
> > > I guess most of the tests (if not all) are tests for bugs
> > > that gcc had
> > > at some point, and are there so that gcc doesn't regress. 
> Maybe gcc
> > > never had a bug that involved the complement operation :)
> >
> > This is correct. It is called the "GCC Regression Test 
> Suite", because
> > that is what it tests for: regressions.
> >
> > At some point, once everything is working, and the tests 
> are fixed for
> > the AVR, perhaps we can start *adding* tests to the GCC 
> test suite for
> > issues specific to the AVR. ;-)
> 
> I understand. And is it now possible to add avr-specific testes
> for open bugs (signbit, long-long 3 args)?

GCC's policy is to always add a test case to the Regression Test Suite
whenever any bug is fixed. I don't know what their policy is on adding a
test case *before* a bug is fixed. You would need to ask on the gcc
mailing list.
 
> And is it known any regular set of tests for GCC?
> Or GCC's model of testing is only bug messages from users?
> Or such sets are only private?

Also, you should ask these questions on gcc mailing list. You will get
better answers there.

Eric Weddington