Re: toolchain/44848: ideas for enhancing the toolchain tests

[Jukka Ruohonen <jruohonen%iki.fi@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR toolchain/44848; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Jukka Ruohonen <jruohonen%iki.fi@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: martin%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: Re: toolchain/44848: ideas for enhancing the toolchain tests
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:14:27 +0300

 On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 08:45:01AM +0000, mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost wrote:
 >      martin and i discussed splitting it up into a separate case that
 >      can be installed or not based upon make variables, which would allow
 >      non-bogus failures for these systems.  we also discusssed a few other
 >      ideas, and he asked me to file this PR with info.
 
 Tangential to this, what would be the preferred way to test general toolchain
 issues? Things like the one below are often seen in HEAD. It would be good
 to have same consistent and easy way to pick these already from the automated
 test runs.
 
        "programs compiles with -pthread and -pg segfault"
 
        http://gnats.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/query-pr-single.pl?number=39537
 
        (As an example; not sure if this particular case is still relevant.)