From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!news.mb-net.net!open-news-network.org!aioe.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Luke A. Guest Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: When to expect bugs fixed? Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 17:00:40 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Message-ID: <964445653436726274.628409laguest-archeia.com@nntp.aioe.org> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: DV+jI5S9OhvP+G+/Mx1I7w.user.speranza.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org User-Agent: NewsTap/4.0.1 (iPhone/iPod Touch) X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.2 Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:22999 Date: 2014-11-03T17:00:40+00:00 List-Id: Tero Koskinen wrote: > 1.11.2014 19:24, Victor Porton wrote: >> I reported some Ada compiler bugs in the GCC bugzilla. Will these >> bugs fixed only after the appearance of GNAT 2015, or is there a hope >> that they will be fixed sooner? > > I have had Ada/GNAT bugs open in GCC bugzilla since 2009 [1,2]. > So don't expect the bugs to be fixed anytime soon. > > If you want to them to be fixed fast(er), report the bugs directly > to Adacore. Once the bugs are fixed in AdaCore's internal GNAT versions, > it takes 0..2 years before stable FSF GCC/GNAT gets the fixes. This is another reason why Ada programming sucks sometimes. AdaCore should use the FSF's bug tracker a swell as their own or every time a bug is submitted to the gnat front end the Fsf bug tracker should send it to AdaCore. 5+ years for a bug to be sitting around isn't good. Luke