On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:00:13 +0100 Richard Biener <richard.guent...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Branches in git don't have independent permissions. If we use > > gcc.gnu.org git, are we granted commit rights with the priviso that > > we color inside the lines, and commit only to our own branches? > > My expectation is that by contributing the COBOL frontend you are > volunteering to be maintainers for it which grants you permission > (as in reviewing your own and other peoples patches) in that area. > As part of the contribution you should also get commit access to GCCs > git repository (see https://gcc.gnu.org/gitwrite.html) Understood. And, yes, we're committed to continuing to maintain the COBOL front end. > > 2. Where should the NIST archive and documentation be hosted? > > I guess gcc/testsuite/cobol/nist or sth like that. ok > We for example have ./contrib/download_prerequesites > so I envision a ./contrib/download_cobol_nist that would download > the relevant parts and installs it in the appropriate places in the source > directory so that a later make check-gcc-cobol will run the testsuite. That sounds like a starting point. I'll take a swing at it and send it as a new patch, distinct from the first 14. --jkl
