[llvm-commits] [llvm] r160273 - /llvm/trunk/test/CodeGen/R600/

[Duncan Sands]

Hi Tom,

On 16/07/12 18:31, Tom Stellard wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 06:01:31PM +0200, Duncan Sands wrote:
>> Hi Tom,
>>
>> On 16/07/12 17:54, Tom Stellard wrote:
>>> On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 04:39:37PM +0200, Duncan Sands wrote:
>>>> Hi Tom, adding a bunch of testcases that diff against binary blobs seems like a
>>>> really bad idea to me.  Suppose I make a change to codegen and one of these
>>>> tests breaks.  How am I to understand if the change I made just resulted in an
>>>> unimportant difference, such as slightly different register allocation, or if
>>>> I really broke something?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Duncan,
>>>
>>> I can see how that would be a problem.  I think the main difficulty here
>>> is that the R600 backend doesn't have an AsmPrinter,
>>
>> can it get one?
>>
>
> We don't really have any plans to write an AsmPrinter, but if it is a
> requirement for the tests.  I can write one.

Thanks for the offer.  As I don't really see any other solution, I guess you're
going to have to write one!

Ciao, Duncan.