Re: GDB/MI snapshots between major release's

Felix Lee
2004-10-03T19:35:49Z

Bob Rossi <bob@brasko.net>:
> I would say that I am not overthinking it, I am simply thinking about
> it. I want to make sure that CVS snapshots will support a valid MI
> interface. Major distro's use these snapshots, and I would like to have
> compatibility with them.

the gdb testsuite has tests that exercise the MI versions.
'successfully passing the MI tests' is a form of compatibility
guarantee. if the existing tests aren't a strong enough
guarantee, then new tests can be added. the bigger problem is
insufficient manpower to fix known failures.
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