Re: [5.3] What's the hold up?

[Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@mvista.com>]

On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 12:50:46PM -0500, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> If you search the bug data base for high GDB PR's you'll see:
> 
> PR Category State Priority Responsible Synopsis
> 378 gdb suspended high unassigned ``GNU/Linux'' ``Linux kernel''
> 394 gdb suspended high unassigned GDB 5.1.1 contains intl/ droppings
> 527 gdb suspended high unassigned GDB 5.2 incompatibilities with GNU 
> textutils 2.0.21 in POSIX mode
> 676 gdb analyzed high unassigned Alpha OSF1, gcc, internal GDB error in 
> mdebugread
> 708 gdb open high unassigned Can't build 5.3 branch (and probably trunk).
> 725 gdb open high unassigned Crash using debug target and regcaches (in 
> 5.3 branch?)
> 763 gdb open high unassigned gdb 5.2 removes the conditional breakpoints
> 840 gdb suspended high unassigned Expect on GDB 5.3 branch doesn't build 
> on IRIX 6.5
> 
> It is these (actually the non-suspended ones) that I'm trying to get 
> flushed.
> 
> Of most concern are 708 and 676.  They both indicate something failing the:
> 
> 	./configure
> 	make
> 	./gdb/gdb ./gdb/gdb
> 	(gdb) b main
> 	(gdb) run
> 
> release criteria :-(

I hit gdb/708 on HP/UX... it's really not that complicated to fix, I
don't think...

Of course trying to reproduce it I can't even build the snapshot; it
tries to make distclean in itcl.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software                         Debian GNU/Linux Developer