Re: GDB 5.3 Branch 4th Sept 00:00 GMT

Daniel Jacobowitz
2002-08-29T15:48:04Z

On Thu, Aug 29, 2002 at 11:37:50AM -0400, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> Hello,
>
> It looks like this date is going to hold. I'll cut the branch using `-D
> 2002-09-04' probably 12-24 hrs after the event. This lets me look back
> at what was happening around 2002-09-04-gmt and decide if making the cut
> really is a good idea :-)
>
> 15.2 Branch Commit Policy
> http://sources.redhat.com/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdbint_15.html#SEC132
>
> The branch commit policy is pretty slack. GDB releases 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2
> all used the below:
>
> * The `gdb/MAINTAINERS' file still holds.
> * Don't fix something on the branch unless/until it is also fixed
> in the trunk. If this isn't possible, mentioning it in the
> `gdb/PROBLEMS' file is better than committing a hack.
> * When considering a patch for the branch, suggested criteria
> include: Does it fix a build? Does it fix the sequence break main; run
> when debugging a static binary?
> * The further a change is from the core of GDB, the less likely the
> change will worry anyone (e.g., target specific code).
> * Only post a proposal to change the core of GDB after you've sent
> individual bribes to all the people listed in the `MAINTAINERS' file ;-)
>
> Pragmatics: Provided updates are restricted to non-core functionality
> there is little chance that a broken change will be fatal. This means
> that changes such as adding a new architectures or (within reason)
> support for a new host are considered acceptable.
>
> A guess at date for the next release (5.4/6.0) is March '03.
> http://sources.redhat.com/gdb/schedule/

Wrong row, schedule says February :) Looks good to me.

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Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer