Re: GDB 5.3 Branch 4th Sept 00:00 GMT

[Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at mvista dot com>]

On Thu, Aug 29, 2002 at 11:37:50AM -0400, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> It looks like this date is going to hold.  I'll cut the branch using `-D 
> 2002-09-04' probably 12-24 hrs after the event.  This lets me look back 
> at what was happening around 2002-09-04-gmt and decide if making the cut 
> really is a good idea :-)
> 
> 15.2 Branch Commit Policy
> http://sources.redhat.com/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdbint_15.html#SEC132
> 
> The branch commit policy is pretty slack. GDB releases 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2 
> all used the below:
> 
>     * The `gdb/MAINTAINERS' file still holds.
>     * Don't fix something on the branch unless/until it is also fixed 
> in the trunk. If this isn't possible, mentioning it in the 
> `gdb/PROBLEMS' file is better than committing a hack.
>     * When considering a patch for the branch, suggested criteria 
> include: Does it fix a build? Does it fix the sequence break main; run 
> when debugging a static binary?
>     * The further a change is from the core of GDB, the less likely the 
> change will worry anyone (e.g., target specific code).
> * Only post a proposal to change the core of GDB after you've sent 
> individual bribes to all the people listed in the `MAINTAINERS' file ;-)
> 
> Pragmatics: Provided updates are restricted to non-core functionality 
> there is little chance that a broken change will be fatal. This means 
> that changes such as adding a new architectures or (within reason) 
> support for a new host are considered acceptable.
> 
> A guess at date for the next release (5.4/6.0) is March '03.
> http://sources.redhat.com/gdb/schedule/

Wrong row, schedule says February :)  Looks good to me.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software                         Debian GNU/Linux Developer