From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 11355 invoked by alias); 26 Jul 2004 18:32:42 -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 11348 invoked from network); 26 Jul 2004 18:32:41 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mx1.redhat.com) (66.187.233.31) by sourceware.org with SMTP; 26 Jul 2004 18:32:41 -0000 Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i6QIWfe3018842 for ; Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:32:41 -0400 Received: from localhost.redhat.com (porkchop.devel.redhat.com [172.16.58.2]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id i6QIWea24719; Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:32:40 -0400 Received: from gnu.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C1D22B9D; Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:32:37 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <41054E45.5020108@gnu.org> Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 18:32:00 -0000 From: Andrew Cagney User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; NetBSD macppc; en-GB; rv:1.4.1) Gecko/20040217 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com Subject: Re: [patch/rfc/6.2] PROBLEMS and NEWS updates / end-of-life for the frame code References: <40FEBACF.3060902@gnu.org> In-Reply-To: <40FEBACF.3060902@gnu.org> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------090007000304050203040904" X-SW-Source: 2004-07/txt/msg00370.txt.bz2 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090007000304050203040904 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-length: 304 > Hello, > > This patch updates the PROBLEMS and NEWS files giving a more current status of the frame code. I've committed the attached (mainline and 6.2 branch). This also goes through the MAINTAINERS file marking all affected architectures as "broken" (so that gdb_mbuild.sh skips them). Andrew --------------090007000304050203040904 Content-Type: text/plain; name="diffs" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="diffs" Content-length: 4558 2004-07-26 Andrew Cagney * MAINTAINERS: Mark the xstormy16, sh64, ns32k, mn10300, mcore, and h8300 as broken. * NEWS: END-OF-LIFE frame compatibility module. * PROBLEMS: For "Stack backtraces", remove powerpc, hppa and mips specific comments. Index: MAINTAINERS =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/MAINTAINERS,v retrieving revision 1.281 diff -p -u -r1.281 MAINTAINERS --- MAINTAINERS 14 Jun 2004 17:35:07 -0000 1.281 +++ MAINTAINERS 26 Jul 2004 18:27:45 -0000 @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ maintainer works with the native maintai frv --target=frv-elf ,-Werror Maintenance only - h8300 --target=h8300hms ,-Werror + h8300 --target=h8300hms broken Maintenance only h8500 Deleted. @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ maintainer works with the native maintai m88k --target=m88k-openbsd ,-Werror Mark Kettenis kettenis@gnu.org - mcore --target=mcore-elf ,-Werror + mcore --target=mcore-elf broken Maintenance only mips --target=mips-elf ,-Werror @@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ maintainer works with the native maintai mn10200 Deleted. - mn10300 --target=mn10300-elf ,-Werror + mn10300 --target=mn10300-elf broken Maintenance only - ns32k --target=ns32k-netbsd ,-Werror + ns32k --target=ns32k-netbsd broken Maintenance only pa --target=hppa-elf ,-Werror @@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ maintainer works with the native maintai (contact DJ Barrow djbarrow@de.ibm.com) sh --target=sh-elf ,-Werror + --target=sh64-elf broken Elena Zannoni ezannoni@redhat.com sparc --target=sparc-elf ,-Werror @@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ maintainer works with the native maintai tic80 Deleted. - v850 --target=v850-elf ,-Werror + v850 --target=v850-elf broken Maintenance only vax --target=vax-netbsd ,-Werror @@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ maintainer works with the native maintai x86-64 --target=x86_64-linux-gnu ,-Werror Maintenance only - xstormy16 --target=xstormy16-elf ,-Werror + xstormy16 --target=xstormy16-elf broken Corinna Vinschen vinschen@redhat.com z8k Deleted. Index: NEWS =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/NEWS,v retrieving revision 1.154.2.4 diff -p -u -r1.154.2.4 NEWS --- NEWS 21 Jul 2004 16:16:56 -0000 1.154.2.4 +++ NEWS 26 Jul 2004 18:27:46 -0000 @@ -52,6 +52,29 @@ OpenBSD/powerpc powerpc-*-openbsd* NetBSD/vax vax-*-netbsd* OpenBSD/vax vax-*-openbsd* +* END-OF-LIFE frame compatibility module + +GDB's internal frame infrastructure has been completely rewritten. +The new infrastructure making it possible to support key new features +including DWARF 2 Call Frame Information. To aid in the task of +migrating old configurations to this new infrastructure, a +compatibility module, that allowed old configurations to continue to +work, was also included. + +GDB 6.2 will be the last release to include this frame compatibility +module. This change directly impacts the following configurations: + +h8300-*-* +mcore-*-* +mn10300-*-* +ns32k-*-* +sh64-*-* +v850-*-* +xstormy16-*-* + +Unless there is activity to revive these configurations, they will be +made OBSOLETE in GDB 6.3, and REMOVED from GDB 6.4. + * REMOVED configurations and files Sun 3, running SunOS 3 m68*-*-sunos3* Index: PROBLEMS =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/PROBLEMS,v retrieving revision 1.31.2.2 diff -p -u -r1.31.2.2 PROBLEMS --- PROBLEMS 21 Jul 2004 16:16:56 -0000 1.31.2.2 +++ PROBLEMS 26 Jul 2004 18:27:47 -0000 @@ -121,24 +121,3 @@ gdb/1505: [regression] gdb prints a bad When backtracing a thread, gdb does not stop when it reaches the outermost frame, instead continuing until it hits garbage. This is sensitive to the operating system and thread library. - -hppa*-*-* -mips*-*-* - -The MIPS and HPPA backtrace code has only very recently been updated -to use GDB's new frame mechanism. At present there are still a few -problems, in particular backtraces through signal handlers do not -work. - -People encountering problems with these architectures should consult -GDB's web pages and mailing lists (http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/) -to see if there are updates. - -powerpc*-*-* - -PowerPC architecture support, in 6.1, does not use the new frame code. - -Fortunately, PowerPC architecture support, in GDB's mainline sources, -have been updated. People encountering problems should consider -downloading a more current snapshot of GDB -(http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/current/). --------------090007000304050203040904--