RE: Question aout backporting

[Claudiu Zissulescu <claudiu dot zissulescu at synopsys dot com>]

Hi,

Thank you for the explanations. There are a couple of ARC specific patches needed for glibc approval.

Thanks,
Claudiu

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Clifton [mailto:nickc@redhat.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2018 1:50 PM
> To: Claudiu Zissulescu <claudiu.zissulescu@synopsys.com>;
> binutils@sourceware.org
> Cc: Cupertino Miranda <cupertino.miranda@synopsys.com>
> Subject: Re: Question aout backporting
> 
> Hi Claudiu,
> 
> > I would like to backport a couple of patches to binutils-2_31-branch. What
> will be the proper procedure.
> 
> Just the same as if you were contributing a patch to the mainline.  So
> if it is ARC specific then you can just go ahead and commit the patch(es)
> although you should also send an email to the list.  If it is a generic
> patch then get a review/acceptance in the usual way.
> 
> Often contributors will ask for a patch to be approved for both the
> mainline and the 2.31 branch at the same time.
> 
> Cheers
>   Nick
>