On 11/14/20 6:35 PM, David Edelsohn wrote: >>>>>> Jeffrey Law wrote: >> I worry a bit about the less common native targets -- aix, hpux and the >> like. But testing them is too painful to contemplate these days. I'm >> sure those with access to suitable hardware will chime in if something >> is amiss. > All of these testcases now fail on AIX with "no section detected". > One cannot XFAIL the scan, one must skip the entire test because of > the manner in which scan-assembler-symbol-section works. > > And, Jeff, the "too painful to contemplate" snide comment is playing > the victim. There are multiple AIX systems in the GNU Compile Farm > with instructions on how to bootstrap GCC on the system. Jonathan > Wakely and others don't have a problem testing patches on AIX. > > Other people are able to more thoroughly test patches. As one of the > original GCC developers and a member of the GCC SC, this sets a poor > example of patch development and testing. This patch should not have > been pushed and should be reverted until it can gracefully fail on > non-ELF targets.
I've tried repeatedly through the years to use the compile farm to build aix without success at some point it's just no longer worth my time. I tested far more targets than is required by our policies and procedures and I made a decision to move forward. Let's just xfail the tests for aix and get on with our lives. jeff jeff > > Thanks, David >
