From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 17168 invoked by alias); 9 Feb 2005 14:57:16 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 16674 invoked from network); 9 Feb 2005 14:57:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO nevyn.them.org) (66.93.172.17) by sourceware.org with SMTP; 9 Feb 2005 14:57:08 -0000 Received: from drow by nevyn.them.org with local (Exim 4.44 #1 (Debian)) id 1CytH2-0001zK-BH; Wed, 09 Feb 2005 09:57:00 -0500 Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 14:57:00 -0000 From: Daniel Jacobowitz To: Andrew Cagney Cc: gdb@sources.redhat.com Subject: Re: gdb 6.4 Message-ID: <20050209145700.GB7452@nevyn.them.org> Mail-Followup-To: Andrew Cagney , gdb@sources.redhat.com References: <420A161D.2090003@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <420A161D.2090003@gnu.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i X-SW-Source: 2005-02/txt/msg00060.txt.bz2 On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 08:54:37AM -0500, Andrew Cagney wrote: > Per recent posts, gdb 6.3 doesn't build on systems that don't have intl/ > unless --disable-nls is explicitly specified. > > Rather than re-spin 6.3, I intend doing a short sharp 6.4. Several > factors contribute to this: > > - GDB switched to autoconf 2.59, we need exposure > - right now is a good time to pause in the dw_op_piece work > (yes that means dw_op_piece is in 6.5) > - I think i18n can be covered in a timely fashion before the branch/release > > I'll be spending the next week ensuring that the patch backlog is > drained (I've 260 gdb-patches@ and 80 gdb@ e-mails to clear). My feeling is that this will push 6.5 back a ways, and your original motivations for pulling DW_OP_piece support into 6.4 are still valid - GCC is now aiming at a release date of April 15. But you're the one doing all the relevant work, so it's certainly up to you! -- Daniel Jacobowitz CodeSourcery, LLC