GDB 8.0 branch created, now stabilizing...

[Joel Brobecker <brobecker at adacore dot com>]

Hello,

I just created the gdb-8.0 branch from 725bf5cf125783c2a7ca4ab63d3768e220bab2db
(Sat Apr 15 00:00:36 2017 +0000), and updated the version numbers on
both that branch and master accordingly. Yay!

I haven't created the first pre-release, however, as I think we are
still waiting for the updates to the record & btrace Python APIs to
be included. It's better, IMO, to avoid sending out a pre-release
with an API that's going to change. Also, from what I've seen,
I think we're getting quite close to that work getting in.

In the meantime, the following issues are still open.

* server/21169  GDBServer on ARM can crash the inferior while single stepping

        Partial (but good-enough for the release) has been posted.
        URL?  Has there been an update since Apr 11th?

* build/21187 Static linking of libstdc++ and libgcc with GDB leads to broken exception handling on AIX platform

        Same update as a week ago: It looks like it stalled on
        the GCC side. Parallel to that, it seems like some people
        are working on a real fix on the compiler side, so perhaps
        we might not need a GDB patch after all?

        Also, some people indicated that we have the same issue
        on Windows (MinGW) and Darwin, but I had no such problem
        when I tried.

In the "maybe" category if someone finds the time:

* PR gdb/21356 (value_contents_bits_eq internal_error in value.c)

        Not strictly a regression, but an internal-error nonetheless,
        and perhaps fairly easy to fix (missing check_typedef???)

I'll try to send another update in a week or so. In the meantime,
please do not hesitate to reply to this message when some items
get completed. It really helps me track the various issues.

Thanks!
-- 
Joel