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Re: [patch] make gas ELF tests expect to fail on most mips*-*


> I agree, in general.  However, in this case, I didn't because it also
> potentially effects the checks made on lots of other ELF targets.
> (This is a somewhat similar issue to that raised in "to XFAIL or not
> to XFAIL" thread, where i have a patch outstanding:
> http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2000-10/msg00065.html)

Yeah, that was a busy enough situation without me poking my head in ;)

Anyhow, you can afaik, make tests to be specific to specific
processors.  You could, I believe, conceivably make the testsuite call a
particular set of generic tests to check.  I really haven't looked at
the specific tests recently so I can't comment on them.

> 
> Anyway, if one of the maintainers would give me the Word, I'd be glad
> to do something more Right.  8-)
> 

Heh.  I imagine someone'll pipe up.

-eric
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