Re: HP catchpoint code

Andrew Cagney
2002-08-16T01:53:23Z

>>
>> Absolutely. It's gotten (started?) very crufty, and _no one_ has been
>> willing to maintain it. I know ye HPPA/Linux folks have your own port,
>> and so far not a soul has been willing to contribute it to GDB - I
>> don't know who can, I sure didn't write it, I just include it in the
>> Debian packages to make Randolph stop nagging me :)
>>
>> More to the point, though - if someone steps forward to do some
>> long-needed work on PARISC, that can stay, but HP/UX support is what I
>> really want to leave (or be updated).
>>
>
>
> I can't plead ignorance on the issue since Matthew Wilcox mentioned
> that GDB wanted to drop PARISC support... and the main reason I'm on this
> list, and others, is to keep a finger on the pulse of PARISC specific
> problems across the board from binutils/gcc/glibc/gdb.
>
> I'll step forward to do PARISC support for GDB.
> These may be my famous last words ;)

Ok, the first step is ``write after approval''. Per the MAINTAINERS
file: ``To get recommended for the Write After Approval list you need a
valid FSF assignment and have submitted one good patch.''

Since the PA risc target isn't maintained, its commit rules are more lax
then for maintained targets.

enjoy,
Andrew