Re: The abbreviation in []

Joel Brobecker
2010-01-05T17:42:32Z

> Thanks. Now I understand. So if the contributor is authorized and
> confident of the patch, he will use [PATCH], [COMMIT], [OB] OR [FYI],
> and then check-in his patch. Otherwise, [RFA] or [RFC] is used
> instead. Correct?

Yes. Please have a look at the gdb/MAINTAINERS files which describes
rights of responsibilties of contributors and maintainers.

> Is there a FAQ for this mailing list? If so, it will save our time in
> the future, and the newer can join the discussion much more easily.

It's all explained in CONTRIBUTING and MAINTAINERS. When I first
started contributing, that's all I read, and I don't remember having
many issues. I think we have FAQ for GDB itself, not about the
mailing-list.

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Joel