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Re: [patch] .gdb_index: Ignore higher versions
- From: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
- To: Jan Kratochvil <jan dot kratochvil at redhat dot com>
- Cc: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:29:19 -0700
- Subject: Re: [patch] .gdb_index: Ignore higher versions
- References: <20101121202702.GA18217@host0.dyn.jankratochvil.net>
>>>>> "Jan" == Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> writes:
Jan> currently introducing new .gdb_index version (latest is v3, so >=4)
Jan> breaks all existing GDBs as they try too interpret the index format
Jan> the old way.
Jan> I have a reproducer here with some other patchset but I find it obvious.
Me too.
Jan> Sending for a comment as we could also introduce some versioning
Jan> features for compatible/incompatible extensions. I do not think it
Jan> is worth it.
I agree.
Tom