On Mittwoch, 21. Oktober 2009, Andrei Pelinescu-Onciul wrote:
> > "the code must compile on all the arhitectures (this currently includes
> > linux, freebsd, netbsd, openbsd, solaris >= 8; x86, ultrasparc,
> > strongarm;
> > gcc 2.95, 3.x, icc, sun cc >=5.3)."
> >
> > How is this tested? Do all developers have access to all these
> > platforms? Do we have a buildbot that automatically runs these tests?
>
> It's not. I used to do it for older ser versions, before releases.
>
> However even if it's not tested all the time, it's a good reason to
> reject patches or fix someone elses code.
>
> For example I seriously doubt that sr compiles anymore with sun cc 5.3.

Hi,

so perhaps we can remove this requirement from the documentation, or relax it somewhat? I also would like to ask about the gcc 2.95 requirement, its also a bit hard to test, IMHO. I have no machine available which still uses this version.

Regards,

Henning