[PATCH] IA-64: Fix linker error with --no-keep-memory.

[Jason Duerstock]

Can enabling --gc-sections for IA64 be backported as well, please?:

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=6e8d06db1a6e63e0da80035114dbfefeabf63d87

Thanks,

Jason


On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 5:41 AM, Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>
>>>     bfd/
>>>     PR 15904
>
>> I got a request to backport this to the binutils-2.30 branch.  I'm not sure what the rules are for backporting patches to release branches for binutils.  Can I just approve this myself?  Or do I need the release maintainer (Nick?) to approve it?
>
> The rules are:
>
>   * If it is a new feature then you need the approval of a
>     global maintainer, and the answer will probably be "no".
>
>   * Otherwise, if we are not in the build up to a release
>     then the normal patch approval rules apply.  So in the
>     case of the fix for PR 15904, since you are the IA64
>     maintainer you can approve it yourself.
>
>   * Otherwise, when we are in the run up to a new release,
>     all patches should be run past the Release Manager just
>     so that he/she/they can keep a handle on how the release
>     is shaping up.
>
> Cheers
>   Nick
>
>