GDB 7.5: Problems with the auto-load safe-path feature

Joel Brobecker brobecker@adacore.com
Sat Aug 18 16:19:00 GMT 2012


> > BTW sorry for this note but 7.5 had a long pre-release time to catch these
> > issues you are reporting.
> 
> There's a limit to how many projects one can pretest, and still do
> something useful during the day (assuming GDB maintenance is not what
> you get your paycheck for).

I think that's a fair comment. On the other hand, there are always
going to be things tested by others that you might disagree with,
as is the case here. In any case, we have the option of making
a minor/corrective release, if it makes sense.

> I'm open to ideas how to help make our pre-release testing better

I usually make pre-release packages and then wait for a minimum
of 2 weeks before producing the official release. If you'd like,
you can build and install them the same way you would for the first
release. If all goes well, the first official release could be
your first corrective release...

-- 
Joel



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