[CLN-list] new release

Richard B. Kreckel kreckel at in.terlu.de
Tue Aug 15 19:46:26 CEST 2023


Hi Bruno,

On 3/15/23 23:07, Bruno Haible wrote:
> Unfortunately, when I build this with CC="gcc -ftrapv" CXX="g++ -ftrapv",
> I find that it invokes undefined behaviour (due to signed integer overflow
> during left-shifting). It means that compilers can miscompile this code as
> they see fit.
> 
> The fix is to change the bit() macro. Of course I would like to do this
> fix before the next release. But before doing that, I need to increase the
> test coverage (more 'exam_*' tests), to make sure that the change doesn't
> break things.
> 
> Then only I'll test on the umpteen various architectures.
> 
> It will take a couple of weeks (because I'm also busy with other packages).

Should we wait for this before releasing 1.3.7?

   -richy.


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