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

Daniel Jacobowitz
2002-11-20T18:52:37Z

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.

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Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer