GDB 8.2 branch WEDNESDAY? (2018-07-02 update)

[Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>]

Hi everyone,

Fixed since the last update:

  * (JoelB) SEGV on x86_64-windows due to fs_base/gs_base

Still in progress:

  * (PhilippeW) Implement 'frame apply COMMAND', enhance 'thread apply COMMAND'
    v3 sent on June 24th:
    https://www.sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2018-06/msg00559.html

    At this point, it looks to me like there are still some questions
    related to the new command-line interface itself, so it seems
    better to give our the time to think this through. Let's keep
    the pressure on, to get this patch series over the hump, but
    let's also give ourselves the opportunity to observe the patch
    in the master branch for a while before it makes it to a release.

Not blocking for the branch, but requested as nice to have:

  * (AlanH) core file suport for aarch64 SVE
    https://www.sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2018-06/msg00580.html
    ping: https://www.sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2018-07/msg00015.html

The other two known issues are not blocking, IMO:

  * (KevinB) gdb/23021 - Setting breakpoints with -freorder-blocks-and-partition
    Not a regression, easy workaround.
    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23021

  * (MaciejR) tdep/8282 - MIPS port needs `set disassembler-options'
    Enhancement.
    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8282

All in all, I think we should go ahead and create the branch Wednesday.
We can still backport some patches if they are shown to have some benefit
while being reasonably safe or having a limited impact.

Thanks!
-- 
Joel