Re: clang bug affecting greenfly

On Mon, Mar 30, 2026, at 12:14 PM, Álvaro Herrera wrote:
> Hi Greg,
>
> On 2026-Mar-30, Greg Burd wrote:
>
>> All fair points.  I've changed greenfly to use GCC 13.3.0, thanks for
>> the suggestion.
>
> Hmm, the 'update_personality.pl' script suplied with the buildfarm
> client script allows you to change the compiler version, but not the
> compiler itself -- the rationale being that a machine with a different
> compiler should be a different animal.  So I suggest to put greenfly to
> rest until the clang situation is resolved (at which time you're welcome
> to turn it back on), and request a new animal to use in the same machine
> running gcc.  Right now, greenfly is reporting that it is running clang
> 13.3.0, which AFAIK makes is inconsistent.

Interesting, I was just looking for a why to change that after discovering the update_personality.pl limitation.

Sure, I'll apply for a new animal and change greenfly back.

-greg

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