Re: [PATCH] Implement "info proc mappings" for NetBSD

Tom Tromey
2020-03-20T19:30:21Z

>>>>> "Kamil" == Kamil Rytarowski <n54@gmx.com> writes:

Kamil> I see. I prefer to keep this called obfd, as it matches the FreeBSD code
Kamil> more closely. If we want to rename it, we shall do it also in FreeBSD.

Well, that FreeBSD code is wrong too...

>> What if they stop matching?

Kamil> Not a concern.

Kamil> If that will ever change, it will be patched, same as the other
Kamil> existing NetBSD support.

How will cross debugging to different versions work in this situation?

Kamil> I prefer to keep similarity with FreeBSD. If we want to change it,
Kamil> FreeBSD shall be changed too.

...
Kamil> I don't have chance to work or test on FreeBSD myself so I defer
Kamil> refactoring it into future.

It sounds like maybe FreeBSD isn't as maintained? Unless the two need
to share a lot of code, it seems like it would be better to do things as
well as possible in the maintained code; and let the other code alone.

Tom