Re: [PATCH] testsuite: Also exclude `*-*-kfreebsd*-gnu' from STB_GNU_UNIQUE tests
Project / Subsystem
binutils / testsuite
Date
2026-07-23
Proposer
"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@orcam.me.uk>
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Proposed
Sentiment
—/10
Technical tradeoffs
- • Test Specificity vs. Consistency: Balancing the need for precise tests with the benefit of consistent target handling across the project.
- • Maintainability: Simplifying future maintenance by having consistent patterns for target exclusions.
- • Correctness: Ensuring tests accurately reflect linker behavior without being affected by unrelated symbol binding types.
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- binutils
- subsystem
- testsuite
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- alpine.DEB.2.21.2607231958460.14485@angie.orcam.me.uk
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- title
- Re: [PATCH] testsuite: Also exclude `*-*-kfreebsd*-gnu' from STB_GNU_UNIQUE tests
- headline
- testsuite: Also exclude `*-*-kfreebsd*-gnu' from STB_GNU_UNIQUE tests
- tldr
- Patch extends exclusion of kfreebsd-gnu targets from STB_GNU_UNIQUE tests to improve consistency with BFD target handling.
- proposer
- "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@orcam.me.uk>
- consensus
- Proposed
- outcome
- proposed
- sentiment_score
- —
- technical_tradeoffs
-
- • Test Specificity vs. Consistency: Balancing the need for precise tests with the benefit of consistent target handling across the project.
- • Maintainability: Simplifying future maintenance by having consistent patterns for target exclusions.
- • Correctness: Ensuring tests accurately reflect linker behavior without being affected by unrelated symbol binding types.
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- —
- series_role
- standalone
- series_parts
- []
- tags
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- • binutils
- • testsuite
- • ELF
- • kfreebsd
- • consistency
- bugzilla_url
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- date
- 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
Re: [PATCH] testsuite: Also exclude `*-*-kfreebsd*-gnu' from STB_GNU_UNIQUE tests
This discussion revolves around a patch that extends the exclusion of *-*-kfreebsd*-gnu targets from STB_GNU_UNIQUE tests in binutils. Maciej W. Rozycki, the proposer, successfully applied the patch after agreeing with Jan Beulich that maintaining consistency in triplet matching patterns across components is beneficial, even if wider matches in testsuite patterns seem safe. The change aims to prevent discrepancies between different binutils components.