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Re: gdb-7.12.1 update (2017-01-16)


On 17-01-16 14:37:50, Joel Brobecker wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> As far as I can tell, we have currently one PR left that's currently
> marked as blocking:
> 
>     Bug 20939 - GDB aborts if there is an error in disassembly
> 
> AFAICT, Yao just sent a series of patches for master:
> https://www.sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2017-01/msg00288.html
> 
> However, the patch uses C++, and therefore isn't applicable on
> the branch as is. The fact that this is a 6-patch series (although
> some of it is refactoring) is also creating a little extra nervousness
> when so close to the .1.
> 
> Before we consider the quicker/pure-C version, is this a regression
> compared to 7.11.x?

Yes, it is a regression compared with 7.11.1.  I record this information
in bugzilla as well.

These 6 patches include refactor and test cases, so we don't need to
backport all of them to 7.12 branch.  I'd like to give a different fix
for 7.12 branch.  I'll post a fix tomorrow.

-- 
Yao (齐尧)


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