Arthur Nascimento wrote: >>Given the recent problems with the 4.0.0 release and major packages like >>KDE and the kernel, has anyone considered testing releases by completely >>compiling a Linux system?
> Yes, people do it all the time. Check Sourcemage, LFS and DIY: > > http://www.sourcemage.org/ > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/ > http://www.diy-linux.org/ Of course there are several source-based distributions, but that's not what I'm talking about. While they may do individual testing when a new GCC release appears, I'm talking about a formal testing process, where GCC would be regularly tested during development to ensure that nothing unexpected is broken. Breaking KDE or the kernel demonstrates a serious problem in a release, for example. The test suite can check individual tests, but what may be needed is a comprehensive test across several applications that comprise a whole. Certainly GCC would be the better for being able to effectively compile Linux, KDE, Gnome, Apache, and other "core" programs. ..Scott
