Re: time to start thinking about GDB 7.3 (as well!)

Hui Zhu
2011-02-15T04:01:46Z

7.2.1

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 22:50, Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com> wrote:
> According to the tentative calendar, it's also time to start thinking
> about the GDB 7.3 release process.  Normally, we were planning on
> branching next week.
>
> Judging from the entries in the NEWS file, I think we have enough
> material to make a new release.  However, I also believe that the
> same issues that we identified as a blocker for 7.2.1 are also
> relevant for 7.3.
>
> There is a Wiki page for the 7.3 release:
>    http://sourceware.org/gdb/wiki/GDB_7.3_Release
>
> Can we start putting entries for things we know need to be fixed
> before branching/release?
>
> We should also discuss features that we think would be worthwhile
> waiting for. Some Python work being finished, for instance, which
> might nicely complements some of the new enhancements we got?
> Tracepoints? gdbserver work? Etc.

I am woking on the tracepoint printf support. Wish it can be in 7.3.

>
> What I propose is to produce 7.2.1 as soon as the blocking issues
> are fixed.  We might also be creating the 7.3 branch pretty much
> at the same time, which means that 7.3 might be coming shortly
> after 7.2.1, but I think that's OK. I'd rather not have a 7.2.1
> if that means artificially delaying 7.3 - but I don't a problem
> with producing both.
>

Wish we can get 7.2.1 early. :)

Thanks,
Hui