Multi-arch only GDB 6.0 ....

Andrew Cagney
2002-04-19T00:08:37Z

So,

The GDB 5.0 version bump came about mainly because:

o 5.0 requires an ISO C compiler

If someone wants to build GDB using a K&R compiler, they could use the
older 4.x series or a ISO->K&R converter. (It also was part of moving
GDB to a public repository but that is secondary).

I think it is time to think about a GDB version bump. This time the
reason being (credit to Martin Hunt):

o 6.0 only supports multi-arch targets

If someone wants to use GDB on an older more obscure target then they
can grab an old 5.x release.

A tentative schedule (based on this 4 month release cycle) would be:

jul-aug: 5.3 mark all as obsolete
nov-dec: 6.0 have removed them (YA!)

Anyway, I'm going to mention all these going to be obsoleted targets in
5.2's NEWS file.

Thoughts?
Andrew