From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 109915 invoked by alias); 29 Nov 2017 20:58:41 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 109894 invoked by uid 89); 29 Nov 2017 20:58:41 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,KB_WAM_FROM_NAME_SINGLEWORD,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no version=3.3.2 spammy=withdraw, complications, anticipated, delaying X-HELO: rock.gnat.com Received: from rock.gnat.com (HELO rock.gnat.com) (205.232.38.15) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with ESMTP; Wed, 29 Nov 2017 20:58:40 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by filtered-rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD9B11169A7; Wed, 29 Nov 2017 15:58:38 -0500 (EST) Received: from rock.gnat.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (rock.gnat.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 4D26dS00h6FD; Wed, 29 Nov 2017 15:58:38 -0500 (EST) Received: from joel.gnat.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C482A1169A5; Wed, 29 Nov 2017 15:58:38 -0500 (EST) Received: by joel.gnat.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 52B7B809B5; Wed, 29 Nov 2017 15:58:38 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 20:58:00 -0000 From: Joel Brobecker To: Yao Qi Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org Subject: Re: time to create the GDB 8.1.x branch? Message-ID: <20171129205838.cgn3pttf5rzgjijt@adacore.com> References: <20171120191510.clz2ywdyknuftzrh@adacore.com> <86h8tmsbrg.fsf@gmail.com> <20171127220628.xdgwwvsrmrylw3go@adacore.com> <861skir32h.fsf@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <861skir32h.fsf@gmail.com> User-Agent: NeoMutt/20170113 (1.7.2) X-SW-Source: 2017-11/txt/msg00797.txt.bz2 > Looks I overestimated the period after branch cut and release. I > thought it is about 4 ~ 5 weeks, so I thought 4 weeks from now on, > kernel patches *may* be merged, and GDB is not released yet, so I can > squeeze these gdb patches in to 8.1 release. If the period is only > 2~3 weeks, I don't want to delay the release. On the other hand, it > takes some time for distro to pick up the Linux kernel or backport these > kernel patches, the gdb feature can't be enabled without kernel support, > so it doesn't matter too much that this feature is in gdb 8.1 or 8.2. > > > I don't have a problem with delaying the release after the branch > > get created, but 5 weeks takes us roughly to start of 2018. I would > > add an extra week or two after your backport before we actually > > release, just in case there are unexpected complications with > > the patch. So, we're talking mid-January. > > > > Any objections to a release around that time? > > Understood. I withdraw this proposal, and let us target your original > plan. Thanks for the update, Yao. I moved your item to the excluded list for now. But we can still consider it again if conditions become better: Who knows, if the branch drags longer than anticipated, and the changes in the kernel get in quickly, it might still make it... -- Joel