[PATCH][ARM]Binutils command line support for Cortex-R7

[Richard Earnshaw]

On 25/02/13 09:56, Terry Guo wrote:
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tristan Gingold [mailto:gingold@adacore.com]
>> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 4:47 PM
>> To: Terry Guo
>> Cc: binutils@sourceware.org; Richard Earnshaw
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH][ARM]Binutils command line support for Cortex-R7
>>
>>
>> On Feb 25, 2013, at 6:52 AM, Terry Guo wrote:
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>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Richard Earnshaw
>>>> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 6:04 PM
>>>> To: Terry Guo
>>>> Cc: binutils@sourceware.org; gingold@adacore.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [PATCH][ARM]Binutils command line support for Cortex-R7
>>>>
>>>> On 22/02/13 02:36, Terry Guo wrote:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> This patch intends to implement initial command line support for
>>>>> Cortex-R7 in Binutils. Is it OK to trunk?
>>>>>
>>>>> Tristan - Can it also be backported to the Binutils 2.22 branch
>>>>> please, after approved for trunk?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> OK for trunk and (as Tristan says) for 2.23.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Hello Tristan,
>>>
>>> I am trying to apply this patch to 2.23, but find we need to do
>>> ChangeLog rotation like rename current ChangeLog to ChangeLog-2012 and
>>> then put my changes to new file ChangeLog. What's the correct way to
>> rotate ChangeLog?
>>> Is it enough that just rename files? Thanks.
>>
>> I don't know if there is an official policy for ChangeLog, but as far as I
> know
>> they aren't renamed in branches.
>>
>> So just do not rotate them in the 2.23 branch.
>>
>
> I am sorry that I didn't make my question clear. I think the filename
> ChangeLog is for changes happened in current year. For example, when we
> enter into year 2012, we will rename ChangeLog to ChangeLog-2011 and leave
> ChangeLog for documenting changes in 2012. Similarly when we enter into year
> 2013, I think we need to rename ChangeLog to ChangeLog-2012 and use
> ChangeLog to document changes in 2013. Is this correct? I guess my patch is
> the first change in 2013 for branch 2.23.


No, we do NOT rotate ChangeLogs on release branches.  Please don't do that.

R.