From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from simark.ca by simark.ca with LMTP id G7H+AGzXfGZ12A8AWB0awg (envelope-from ) for ; Wed, 26 Jun 2024 23:07:24 -0400 Authentication-Results: simark.ca; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; secure) header.d=sourceware.org header.i=@sourceware.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=default header.b=BRRTuMWB; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by simark.ca (Postfix, from userid 112) id EDA651E0C1; Wed, 26 Jun 2024 23:07:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from server2.sourceware.org (server2.sourceware.org [8.43.85.97]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by simark.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DD80B1E092 for ; Wed, 26 Jun 2024 23:07:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: from server2.sourceware.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A64F3875DFB for ; Thu, 27 Jun 2024 03:07:21 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org 8A64F3875DFB DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=sourceware.org; s=default; t=1719457641; bh=ZlfHjzmVQsuRoIzXyNAzUQc9QOYoEENVKtKO9E07QGY=; h=To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:List-Id: List-Unsubscribe:List-Archive:List-Post:List-Help:List-Subscribe: From:Reply-To:From; b=BRRTuMWBEvcY/GUfZ1nZZSOPRtz6GFpY7RGvY6mEBqXKnTT07x2JIQ74IcFvDMwUq Jo02Z/h15IX+0QZyPZUKKqmGmI+9LgFqHWCv8+ecQ2vcbaMtQHUbmNLi3kf0G/8rlR bbSdyi7AqBG1jJ0iHr/RB1pgWu+OiVS1DyXQz5zE= Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [IPv6:2001:470:ea4a:1:5054:ff:fec7:86e4]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 998B13875473; Thu, 27 Jun 2024 03:06:40 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org 998B13875473 ARC-Filter: OpenARC Filter v1.0.0 sourceware.org 998B13875473 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1719457603; cv=none; b=n4tlETXw/5Mk9NdJ5zt/cgp/jOwXQkGMqczh/JwYiAuWphJdHdvGEwovm9tE8UYlUwKZyjhqdmQ/PFLYZyAdvo1/ZLDRrcvcUg7zMVDET24+W0GtPFuw/6KuMYwmRmrCm5LmDxs+Oa8F2MQfVXs9rWcuJa8UZDpq55OQx2DFY/w= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1719457603; c=relaxed/simple; bh=yFSyO6+Cii+idOa9sW0xLqByBBHP5Ak+hGgitra3bx0=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version; b=r7HEG3kqpFU+jTuFM5zs/s+G3KRengfFRtrghfBJ1VZySjGvfX3lThVvKF9Y1y70JrrGhn7Kkq1myxmsUsH+yqmR+fhDnQPJvyver4TAI//gl8nYCm/7khkaB7fsLqHcek0EJtzG2B9vgbNiky1c7TyqLUD3PGlB6fuJMHsRcgs= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; server2.sourceware.org To: Alan Modra Cc: Joel Brobecker , Tom Tromey , binutils@sourceware.org, gdb@sourceware.org, rostiprodev@gmail.com Subject: Re: On automated commits In-Reply-To: (Alan Modra's message of "Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:02:28 +0930") Organization: Gentoo References: <87sex2orqp.fsf@gentoo.org> <87bk3nsisx.fsf@tromey.com> Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 04:06:33 +0100 Message-ID: <87a5j73wzq.fsf@gentoo.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, JMQ_SPF_NEUTRAL, KAM_DMARC_STATUS, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: gdb@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.30 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: Sam James via Gdb Reply-To: Sam James Errors-To: gdb-bounces+public-inbox=simark.ca@sourceware.org Sender: "Gdb" --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Alan Modra writes: > On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 11:17:04AM -0700, Joel Brobecker wrote: >> > I personally have never liked these automated commits, and I can't >> > recall ever using the date they provide. >> >=20 >> > I also don't believe these dates are used here at AdaCore. >> >=20 >> > So +1 from me for removing these. >>=20 >> Same here. >>=20 >> I know that some people found them useful, but I don't remember why >> unfortunately. > > The date is useful when looking at bug reports from people who might > be building from development sources. It also becomes part of the > libbfd.so name for anyone building and installing development > binutils. We don't make any API promises regarding libbfd, so it is > more important than usual to pick up the correct libbfd. I think we should be able to arrange for it to pop up in --version & SONAME but this is a good point I'd not thought of wrt ABI. --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iOUEARYKAI0WIQQlpruI3Zt2TGtVQcJzhAn1IN+RkAUCZnzXOV8UgAAAAAAuAChp c3N1ZXItZnByQG5vdGF0aW9ucy5vcGVucGdwLmZpZnRoaG9yc2VtYW4ubmV0MjVB NkJCODhERDlCNzY0QzZCNTU0MUMyNzM4NDA5RjUyMERGOTE5MA8cc2FtQGdlbnRv by5vcmcACgkQc4QJ9SDfkZAQigD+Nvq/MZRkllLxj98FWlXziuAvTGHCMVWZiMG0 ZTQBg04BAOm0mnmYvr+XlDxakriEFW+AyV/vTorxU9204shp/gkN =5yrQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--