From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Kevin Buettner To: "Jeffrey W. Baker" Cc: Subject: Re: thirty-third thread == kaput Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 16:52:00 -0000 Message-id: <1010425235153.ZM16223@ocotillo.lan> References: X-SW-Source: 2001-04/msg00189.html On Apr 18, 11:04am, Jeffrey W. Baker wrote: > Do you think the patch doesn't apply because of major changes to > data or algorithms, or just because code has moved around? The > patch is enormous and hairy. Mostly due to code shifting a bit or new code being added. There were also rejects due to some files being obsoleted. > As an outsider, I would say that the best strategy is to get the > patch to where it applies, compiles, and runs, then commit it ASAP. > That will probably break GDB for a while, but it means that this > important feature will actually get fixed. Otherwise, it gets > easier over time to just put off the fix because it becomes harder > and harder to do. I'm working on it again and have a patch out which should apply cleanly. See: http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb-patches/2001-04/msg00240.html I'm going to be committing the patch in phases. See the introductory text to the patch for more details. Kevin