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Re: PATCH for 64-bit MIPS ELF buglets
>>>>> "Ian" == Ian Lance Taylor <ian@zembu.com> writes:
Ian> There actually is a way to test the code, which is to use the
Ian> gcc testsuite and a simulator from gdb. It doesn't catch
Ian> corner cases, but it does catch basic functionality.
Clever.
Does GCC's MIPS16 support work? Is there the appropriate GDB
simulation code? Does anyone have recent benchmarks of GCC + MIPS16
to test against? How do you run the GCC testsuite in this situation?
(I assume the usual "make check" doesn't cut it.)
I would be willing to give this a go, if someone gives me clear
directions as to what to do.
I do think we should encourage folks to work on the testsuite thing,
though; running the full GCC testsuite is probably a) too
time-consuming and b) too complicated and c) too dependent on GCC,
rather than purely on binutils to be practical as a regular regression
test for most developers.
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