bengsig@oracle.nl (Bjorn Engsig) (09/21/90)
Article <9599@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU> by flatau@handel.UUCP (flatau) says: | I can't spend my life |checking answers on another computer each time I run application |on RISC6000. Well, you HAVE to (maybe not a lifetime long). 5 to 10 years ago we struggled with bugs in compilers, today we struggle with bugs in optimizers. And it is our job to make sure our software is reliable when we send it out - also if that means using workarounds around bugs in the vendor software. Testing software is a never ending process, the major decision is when you stop your testing and let the customer take over. | |One would hope that IBM puts its act together and fixes the optimizer. Yes, and one would hope that NCR, HP, DEC, you name it do the same thing. Our experience with at least 30+ HW/compiler combinations tell us that there is no such thing as a bug-free optimizer. -- Bjorn Engsig, Domain: bengsig@oracle.nl, bengsig@oracle.com Path: uunet!mcsun!orcenl!bengsig From IBM: auschs!ibmaus!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!oracle!bengsig