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

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Add simplified sparc8 ASM for solaris_sparc.s,
Date: 2006-05-18 21:55:52
Message-ID: 200605182155.k4ILtqc13883@candle.pha.pa.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)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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