GDB 6.1.1
Andrew Cagney
cagney@gnu.org
Tue May 11 23:46:00 GMT 2004
http://sources.redhat.com/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdbint_15.html#SEC133
15.2 Branch Commit Policy
The branch commit policy is pretty slack. GDB releases 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2
all used the below:
* The `gdb/MAINTAINERS' file still holds.
* Don't fix something on the branch unless/until it is also fixed
in the trunk. If this isn't possible, mentioning it in the
`gdb/PROBLEMS' file is better than committing a hack.
* When considering a patch for the branch, suggested criteria
include: Does it fix a build? Does it fix the sequence break main; run
when debugging a static binary?
* The further a change is from the core of GDB, the less likely the
change will worry anyone (e.g., target specific code).
* Only post a proposal to change the core of GDB after you've sent
individual bribes to all the people listed in the `MAINTAINERS' file ;-)
Pragmatics: Provided updates are restricted to non-core functionality
there is little chance that a broken change will be fatal. This means
that changes such as adding a new architectures or (within reason)
support for a new host are considered acceptable.
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