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Re: DELAYED: GDB 6.7 branch creation scheduled June 25th
> Sorry, I'm a bit stuck right now and for the next few days.
> I will be in New York next week, and will create the branch
> from there.
>
> I was going to use the 2007-06-17 date where to start the branch,
> but I might reconsider:
> . Extensive gdbarch changes made by Markus and Ulrich
> These should be pretty safe, and yet not including them in the
> branch might complicate branch patch merging later on
> . Daniel's adjustment in configure.ac ($objdir issue)
>
> Also, this would allow us to include recent improvements such as:
> . the qOffsets changes
>
> I think there are also a couple of items that Daniel and someone
> else wanted in...
These facts suggest to me that it's best to delay the branch, possibly by a
month or two, not backdate it. I guess I'm used to Emacs where the freeze
alone lasted for three years (which _is_ ridiculous) but where does the
pressure come from for such a prompt release?
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Nick http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob