Re: [PATCH 1/2] gdb: introduce new 'maint flush ' prefix command

Tom Tromey
2020-12-03T17:23:57Z

Luis> Should we keep testing the alias in some way though? I see the
Luis> testcases have been updated to only use the new command. We should
Luis> certify that the old ones still exist and work?

I'm ok with not adding a test in this case, since it's a deprecated
alias of a maintenance command.

Luis> If we plan to drop the old commands at some point (I think it makes
Luis> sense), we should probably mark them as deprecated with a set removal
Luis> date.

Definitely agreed about deprecation.

We haven't normally set dates before, but it seems like a good idea.
Normally deprecated things just stick around more or less forever.

Tom