Re: GDB 5.2 or GDB 5.1.1?

[Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at cygnus dot com>]

> Hello,
> 
> I'm looking over all the things in my 5.1.1 folder and am beginning to think that it might be better if instead just move onto 5.2.  I really don't know if it is worth all the effort (well mine and a few others) of pulling those changes onto a branch.  All the C++ fixes, the HP/UX host stuff and so on.
> 
> For this to work, all the proposed release criteria for 5.2 would need to be droped.
> 
> thoughts?
> 
> Either way, there needs to be a decision by the middle of next week.
> 
> 
> Just a postscript to this.   Because the FSF would like to be able to spin out a manual based on a current release but are currently fixing things I'll very likely end up spinning out a 5.1.1 or 5.1.0.2 (ulgh) anyway.  The latter is far far easier.
> 
> However I do still have a preference for cutting 5.2 rather than spend lots of effort getting fixes into the 5.1 branch.
> 
> I guess the question I'm asking here is, how much stuff has been added to the 5.1 branch that might break things making a fast 5.1.1 a high risk activity.


For lack of opinion other than Daniel (thanks for the comments).  I'm 
going to:

Roll out 5.1.1 on ~24rd of Jan GMT (~23 in US).  I need to do something 
to address the (C) issues and I think this has the greatest benefit. 
Please don't rush to put things onto that branch.

Branch 5.2 ~23 Feb

Release 5.2 ~23 Mar

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The numbers aren't totally made up.  5.1 was branched July and released 
November (4 months).  The above cuts the branch life down to one month 
so ...

Andrew