On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:20:03 +0200 Luca Barbato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Santiago M. Mola wrote: > > Upstream clearly states that a gmp build which tests have failed > > shouldn't be used. I bet they deny support for users who fail to > > follow that indication ;-) > > gmp isn't a key component if you aren't using math/sci applications > using it. You may point openssl as something you may want to have a > round of checks before is too late, same for openssh. Minor nit: GMP is a requirement to build GCC >=4.3, so it'll be a key component soon enough. > Changing the default features would just at best have people that do > not care switch to -test, people that care already about that won't > be affected and just create an annoyance. > > Putting it in an eapi makes not much sense as well since you may > change the defaults as you wish since they aren't causing > incompatibilities. > > To sum up: > - having the test feature on by default isn't good for anybody but > paranoids and lazy developers, paranoids have that already on, lazy > developers will switch it off for them and let people do the > automated test for them. > - having that mandated by the eapi doesn't have sense since it > doesn't change anything by itself. Fully in agreement. -- gcc-porting, by design, by neglect treecleaner, for a fact or just for effect wxwidgets @ gentoo EFFD 380E 047A 4B51 D2BD C64F 8AA8 8346 F9A4 0662
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