From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16122 invoked by alias); 16 Nov 2004 05:00:51 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 16101 invoked from network); 16 Nov 2004 05:00:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO legolas.inter.net.il) (192.114.186.24) by sourceware.org with SMTP; 16 Nov 2004 05:00:47 -0000 Received: from zaretski (pns03-194-94.inter.net.il [80.230.194.94]) by legolas.inter.net.il (MOS 3.5.5-GR) with ESMTP id DCQ25377 (AUTH halo1); Tue, 16 Nov 2004 07:00:09 +0200 (IST) Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 05:00:00 -0000 From: "Eli Zaretskii" To: Andrew Cagney Message-ID: <01c4cb98$Blat.v2.2.2$fc133040@zahav.net.il> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 CC: mark.kettenis@xs4all.nl, joseph@codesourcery.com, kevinb@redhat.com, gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com In-reply-to: <419942CB.4000905@gnu.org> (message from Andrew Cagney on Mon, 15 Nov 2004 18:59:07 -0500) Subject: Re: Assume solib.h Reply-to: Eli Zaretskii References: <4193BFA0.3060607@gnu.org> <200411112005.iABK5FrV098628@elgar.sibelius.xs4all.nl> <4193DDCE.7060205@gnu.org> <200411112224.iABMODmo099121@elgar.sibelius.xs4all.nl> <4194DBEB.6010304@gnu.org> <01c4c8db$Blat.v2.2.2$377f5020@zahav.net.il> <419942CB.4000905@gnu.org> X-SW-Source: 2004-11/txt/msg00326.txt.bz2 > Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 18:59:07 -0500 > From: Andrew Cagney > Cc: mark.kettenis@xs4all.nl, joseph@codesourcery.com, kevinb@redhat.com, > gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com > > > > I'm with Mark on this one: a patch that potentially breaks a supported > > platform doesn't get my vote. If a platform is supported, it deserves > > that we don't break it, and calling it ``marginal'' doesn't change > > anything. > > Eli, can you perhaphs explain what exactly you mean by "supported" Like Daniel, I consider "supported" any target for which GDB builds and works, and which is not declared deprecated. > how the GNU project benefits by expending already limited resources > on continually fixing vax-ultrix - a non GNU system The same way it benefits by expending already limited resources on fixing other targets--by being useful to our users. > and how my change breaks it? This part I don't know the details about. Mark said that it does break, and I spoke on the assumption that you agree with the fact of breakage, but don't consider it important.