Re: tentative schedule for next GDB release branch?

[Pedro Alves <palves at redhat dot com>]

On 10/07/2016 06:45 PM, Joel Brobecker wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm nearly done creating the GDB 7.12 release, and I will announce it
> shortly. In the meantime, I thought now might be a good time to discuss
> the schedule for the next few releases.
> 
> As previously in most release cycles, I propose we plan for a 7.12.1
> release about 3 months from now, so maybe Monday January 16th, so as
> to not try to make one just right after getting back from the
> end-of-year holidays?
> 
> Next in line - our next major GDB release.
> 
> Since the 7.12 took a little longer than usual to come out, I propose
> we don't wait the full 6 months. Let's plan for either mid-march,
> or if people don't mind the proximity with 7.12.1, we could also do
> mid-February. For now, not knowing of any imperatives, I've documented
> mid-march on the GDB schedule page on the web.
> 
> Given that we have switched to requiring a C++ compiler to build GDB,
> how about we call that release 8.0? If people agree, I'll change
> the version.in file to be something a little closer to 8.0 without
> actually being 8.0: 7.99.50??? Strictly speaking, I don't think we
> really need to make that version change, as I could simply do the jump
> at the same time we cut the branch. But I'm afraid I might forget,
> and create the wrong branch name, etc. This might help me remember,
> as well as also serve as kind of a pre-announcement on the new version
> number.

All fine with me.

Thanks,
Pedro Alves