RE: On automated commits

["Jiang, Haochen via Gdb" <gdb@sourceware.org>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2024 9:32 AM
> To: Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>
> Cc: Tom Tromey <tromey@adacore.com>; Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>;
> binutils@sourceware.org; gdb@sourceware.org; rostiprodev@gmail.com
> Subject: Re: On automated commits
> 
> 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.
> > >
> > > I also don't believe these dates are used here at AdaCore.
> > >
> > > So +1 from me for removing these.
> >
> > Same here.
> >
> > 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

Yes, dates are needed when something went wrong for trunk. It will
show when it breaks.

For release branch, we could ease the frequency for date change.

Thx,
Haochen

> 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.
> 
> --
> Alan Modra