Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Add simplified sparc8 ASM for solaris_sparc.s, from Alan Stange.

#1 (**permalink**) 04-12-2008, 02:28 AM

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> As far as testing, I think we are going to have to wait for someone who
> cares about sparcv8 because none of our current Sparc guys are testing
> on that.

Yeah, I don't see anyone at all in the buildfarm testing Solaris-on-Sparc
with the Sun tools. So all these patches are completely untested, in
either the cas or ldstub paths. Ugh.

regards, tom lane

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#2 (**permalink**) 04-12-2008, 02:28 AM

Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > As far as testing, I think we are going to have to wait for someone who
> > cares about sparcv8 because none of our current Sparc guys are testing
> > on that.
>
> Yeah, I don't see anyone at all in the buildfarm testing Solaris-on-Sparc
> with the Sun tools. So all these patches are completely untested, in
> either the cas or ldstub paths. Ugh.

Yep, "Ugh" is right. I spent months trying to get someone to look at
this, so I think we are better than we were. We have done our best.

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