> No, it doesn't. You seem to be under the impression that bugmasters have > some kind of "power" or "authority" over what does and doesn't happen and > which patches will or will not be accepted. I think this is a > misunderstanding; it doesn't matter what some bugmaster says or doesn't > say, all that matters is the verdict of the maintainer responsible for the > area of the compiler for which you propose a patch.
Do not underestimate the importance of Bugzilla (hence that of the bugmasters): for most users of GCC, it's the only interface to the GCC community. -- Eric Botcazou