From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9593 invoked by alias); 17 Jul 2014 18:14:03 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 9571 invoked by uid 89); 17 Jul 2014 18:14:02 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,RP_MATCHES_RCVD,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mail-vc0-f176.google.com Received: from mail-vc0-f176.google.com (HELO mail-vc0-f176.google.com) (209.85.220.176) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES128-SHA encrypted) ESMTPS; Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:14:01 +0000 Received: by mail-vc0-f176.google.com with SMTP id id10so701933vcb.35 for ; Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:13:59 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=KxDjQXSWgXSsJa1eVyzJyDc/wnddU0gHVeaCKKy/jAw=; b=LJCusrowHdaWXWEUVGDfxuSZgu19SVOLBcFQ+fGNTYl+iJthn/X6SW70oGqjSGVhj1 Zm5Be0e2VGCwXn+RByJ5PIFuqoC+nKXj6YCszYbwqBC71VHK7mdafSNuGgu55+R3pxAK 2v2hCElWs0QWlnGs820tlyP5hFlAa+eU2PEqbWG5em/DxL3RG6WNsEKrvkUGz7BIPS/N dCEDJ+GeD/YdeFL0yi+yudbf880WIxd0CiM0Fy3e6BiAXB1Rzt/nh7awtPNzD7Czqy5+ N5D/TqlvnYYNKJvTJDdPLZvEX+aCFmmiafSApGzUWoLnkD/nmGswztwEjSVCibIVVkdm Q/MQ== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQnOJIOoLtF6n35VOwOk3OZOU88nSCHIxbEPisM1yaq64kS5WtezxcRX1nLRHXKdfmkTNtw/ MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.221.63.195 with SMTP id xf3mr20741460vcb.36.1405620839240; Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:13:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.52.28.233 with HTTP; Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:13:59 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20140717133826.GL4888@adacore.com> References: <20140717133826.GL4888@adacore.com> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:23:00 -0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: GDB 7.8 update (getting closer, new pre-release) From: Doug Evans To: Joel Brobecker Cc: gdb-patches Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2014-07/txt/msg00483.txt.bz2 On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 2:38 PM, Joel Brobecker wrote: > Hello everyone, > > First, a big Thank You to everyone who worked on cleaning out > all the regressions and blocking issues so far. While the release > process for this branch started as the quietest ever for me, > the number of identified blocking issues eventually rose to about > 3 times the number of issues identified in the previous release > process. We're down to 3 entries in the TODO list before 7.8 release, > so Thank You to everyone involved in the fixes getting us there. > > The 3 entries are: > > [Doug/Pedro] Asynchronous + all-stop problematic on gdbserver > (being debated as not critical for 7.8, and I think I saw a patch > from Doug to help the user in case of problem) > > [Doug] /usr/share/gdb/{guile,python}/ gets installed even --without-{guile,python} > NTH - not serious, nice to have only > > [Doug] Precompile scheme files > NTH - not critical, but just a bit more important than "nice to have" > > Issue #1 looks like it's on its way to being mitigated, and in > the meantime isn't critical. Right, though I'd really like the mitigation to go in 7.8. It's all set to go, just need to check in. > Issue #2 is "nice to have", and > issue #3 is "important". > > Doug - any thoughts on when we might a fix, at least for issue #3? Working on it now. We have a patch, just need to finish it up. > I propose that we take issue #2 out of the mix. We've been doing > this for Python files too, so it could be argued as not being > a regression. Agreed. > I propose I make a second pre-release tomorrow morning, or even > tonight. That should give people some time to re-test. I'm away > next week, but hopefully by the time I come back, we'll be ready > to make that release. > > Thoughts? ok by me.