[proposal/testsuite] require build == host
Andrew Cagney
cagney@gnu.org
Tue Jul 27 15:32:00 GMT 2004
> ac> What do the dejagnu maintainers have to say about the feature?
>
> I haven't asked, but it's a supported feature of dejagnu and I'm
> willing to accept that they will keep on supporting it.
It would be useful, just so that we know where they are going.
> Dan Kegel is at least one user of dejagnu who uses build != host
> with gcc. He wrote a whole section in his cross-gcc faq about it.
> People are testing gcc with dejagnu using build != host,
> so it would be good if gdb testing worked in the same environment.
>
> ac> As for a system that would/should use this - djgpp.
>
> You got me there. It's been a while since I used windows,
> but I suspect that windows has telnet/ftp servers.
>
> Eli, is it possible to ftp into a windows box and upload and
> download files? More important, is it possible to telnet into
> a windows box and run a command-line interpreter?
This is how the original cygwin testing was done - at a dos prompt.
> It looks like I should go with Plan B: file PR's against the
> test scripts that don't work on build != host, and eventually
> fix them.
For the moment, lets stick with the status quo. Tests are required to
work host==build. Having a test work host!=build is an added bonus, but
not a requrement. We can hardly enforce host!=build when there's no way
to test it and the return on investment is marginal.
Andrew
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