17 Jul
2012
17 Jul
'12
22:06
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 6:38 PM, Linda Walsh <suse@tlinx.org> wrote:
I've been in both compiler groups and product verification groups and a
1st level rebuild was not at all abnormal for compilers and similar tools. And binary comparisons between gens 2 & 3 were required (with tools to ignore date-driven fields)-- as the code produced between gens 2 & 3 should have been identical (and was, or it didn't pass testing).
At that point, you know you have a complete package with source and
tools that can generate itself reliably.
It makes sense for a compiler. Or maybe a package. But *not* for a distribution. What you're asking should be asked on each package's upstream. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org