Re: End of life dates vs regression test matrix

2024-06-14 Thread Nick Bowler
On 2024-06-14 10:09, Dan Kegel wrote: > Oh, ok, perhaps I was confused by the note in automake 1.13.1's NEWS file > (iirc), which said > > Support for IRIX and the SGI C/C++ compilers will be removed in > Automake 1.14: they have seen their last release in 2006, and SGI > is expected to retire

Re: End of life dates vs regression test matrix

2024-06-14 Thread Dan Kegel
Oh, ok, perhaps I was confused by the note in automake 1.13.1's NEWS file (iirc), which said Support for IRIX and the SGI C/C++ compilers will be removed in Automake 1.14: they have seen their last release in 2006, and SGI is expected to retire support from them in December 2013 Did that not

Re: End of life dates vs regression test matrix

2024-06-14 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
Does automake have a policy on when to stop supporting a CPU, operating system, or compiler? Automake does not have specific support for anything so this concept is utterly alien to it. Libtool does have specific support for certain targets/tools, and Automake may optionally make use of i

Re: End of life dates vs regression test matrix

2024-06-13 Thread Jacob Bachmeyer
Dan Kegel wrote: Does automake have a policy on when to stop supporting a CPU, operating system, or compiler? I am pondering the size of the matrix of supported operating systems, cpus, and compilers, and wonder where a policy like "Automake drops support 20 years after the release of a CPU, ope

End of life dates vs regression test matrix

2024-06-13 Thread Dan Kegel
Does automake have a policy on when to stop supporting a CPU, operating system, or compiler? I am pondering the size of the matrix of supported operating systems, cpus, and compilers, and wonder where a policy like "Automake drops support 20 years after the release of a CPU, operating system, or c