Re: Propose we release GDB 9.1 next weekend (Feb 01-02)

Simon Marchi
2020-02-01T15:37:35Z

On 2020-02-01 7:17 a.m., Joel Brobecker wrote:
> For the release, it's indeed a bit on the fence. Given the nature of
> the patch, With a bit of careful review, we should be able to convince
> ourselves that this patch is sufficiently safe, particularly for a .1.
> On the other hand, I think the patch that triggered the regression is
> a fairly minor enhancement (name of the file printed by annotations).
> So perhaps the best way forward is to revert the triggering patch
> from the gdb-9-branch.

Yeah, I think it would be better to revert Tom's patch for the release.

For master, we can take the time to think about what we want long term, and if
a patch like the one I proposed useful.

Simon