Re: [RFA][PATCH] Remove gdb support for Nios II target

[Kevin Buettner <kevinb@redhat.com>]

On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 22:41:25 -0500
Simon Marchi <simark@simark.ca> wrote:

> On 2024-11-25 16:12, Sandra Loosemore wrote:
> > The attached patch removes gdb support for the Nios II target, which has been EOL'ed by the vendor.  I've already pushed the patch to remove support from GCC:
> > 
> > https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-cvs/2024-November/413482.html
> > 
> > I've also got a separate binutils patch I'm about to post and I'd like to get them both in at the same time.
> > 
> > Can someone approve this patch?  I'm not actually the gdb maintainer for this target; Yao Qi is listed but hasn't been active in a while.
> > 
> > -Sandra  
> 
> The patch LGTM, I just can't remember or find what's our policy for
> this, how much time we want to keep support for a target after gcc has
> dropped support for it.
> 
> The last gcc release with support for it was gcc 14, released in May
> 2024.  gdb 15 was released in July 2024.  So if we want to have at least
> one gdb release after the last gcc supporting a given arch, we already
> have it, meaning this patch could be merged right away (I would be fine
> with that).
> 
> Can someone else give a second opinion?

I agree with you and the others who've commented - I'm fine with Sandra's
patch being merged right away.

Kevin