Proposal: obsolete target hppa*-hp-hpux10.*

[mec.gnu@mindspring.com (Michael Elizabeth Chastain)]

I propose to obsolete this target in gdb 6.1 and remove it in gdb 6.2:

  hppa*-hp-hpux10.*

This does not include hppa*-hp-hpux11.*, which has active development.

Reasons for removing this configuration:

  . gdb 6.0 does not build on this configuration.

    http://sources.redhat.com/gdb/bugs/1411
    Build of gdb-6.0 on hppa1.1-hp-hpux10.20 fails

      This is a different build failure than the build failures
      with hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.11.

  . there is no development activity for this target

  . there is no QA activity for this target

  . HP's test drive cluster does not include an hp-ux 10.* machine

  . HP has discontinued and obsoleted hp-ux 10.*

    http://h21007.www2.hp.com/dspp/tech/tech_TechDocumentDetailPage_IDX/1,1701,5143,00.html
    frequently asked questions -- hp-ux

      2002-06-30   hp-ux 10.20 removed from corporate price list
      2003-06-30   hp-ux 10.20 product support no longer available from HP

Reasons for keeping this configuration:

  . Someone (me) is actively working on native hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.11.

    If gdb works on hpux 11.11, the incremental effort for development
    and QA of hpux 10.20 is not as big.

  . There is at least one user (Dave A), which means that there are
    probably more users.

Philosophically, I see the issue as priorities.  It takes work to
maintain and QA gdb on hpux 10.20.  It takes work even if gdb on hpux
11.11 is already working.  I would rather spend my attention somewhere
else, and so would everybody else in the world, judging by the level of
activity.

Comments?

Michael C