Re: NEED FEEDBACK: time to start the GDB 8.2 release process (2018-05-30 update)

[Pedro Franco de Carvalho <pedromfc@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com> writes:

> Hey everyone,
>
> Although 8.1.1 is not entirely out yet, I think we should start working
> on GDB 8.2 now, rather than wait more. Looking at the NEWS files,
> we have a reasonable list of new features to warrant a new release.
>
> The initial plan, published at https://www.sourceware.org/gdb/schedule/,
> called for a branch on Jun 15th, so 2 weeks from now. In internet time,
> this is quite a short time-frame, but perhaps we'll be able to make it?
>
> Does anyone have projects that are nearly finished and would be
> important to include in 8.2 rather than wait for 8.3? If yes,
> what kind of time frame can we expect for getting those in.
> Should we wait for the patch to be in master before we cut the branch,
> or can the changes be backported afterwards?
>
> All the information we can collect here will help us determine how
> likely it is for us to branch on June 15th.
>
> Besides the above, I have created a wiki page for that release
> branch: https://sourceware.org/gdb/wiki/GDB_8.2_Release.
>
> I'll review the PRs marked for 8.2, to make sure they are all
> legitimate blockers for 8.2.
>
> Thank you,
> -- 
> Joel

Hello,

I'm working on a few patches to enable access to additional registers in
ppc, which I was hoping to finish in time for 8.2. No patches are ready
yet, and probably won't be ready in two weeks. I might be able to finish
them in 3 or 4 weeks. They should be backportable to the branch.

Thank you!