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Re: 2.12.x branch future?
> In a project like GCC, where two months are necessary to restabilize,
> the merit is obvious. In a project like the binutils, where we are
> almost always stable except for a week or two after a large patch, it's
> not so clear.
I think binutils is closer to GCC then GDB. If gdb dumps core, then
oops, back to kprintf(). If AS/LD dump core or scrambles an executable
then the user is stuck. Fetching LD from the head of the trunk is a
risky way of getting a fix for a single problem.
> Also, just as a technical matter, I would prefer that ChangeLog entries
> be dated with the commit-to-branch date and in that order, rather than
> trying to match the trunk ChangeLog. Rationale: It serves as a better
> log of changes that way, even if sorting out differences between trunk
> and branch becomes a little harder.
Can I suggest giving people at least a bit of slack (gdb is a couple
days). Until we all switch to UTC ChangeLogs, things will never be in
order.
enjoy,
Andrew