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Re: Binutils checkin policy (Re: i386 gas is broken)
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> That is ture that not everyone is running Linux. However, the current
> ELF linker is mostly developed and tested on Linux. If you don't run
> the ELF linker tests natively on Linux, you aren't testing the full
> ELF linker. I don't think it is a bad idea for people working on ELF
> to get a cheap x86 box to run Linux/x86 with the current glibc.
While something to recommend, that can't be a requirement.
Andrew