Mainline in regression-fix only mode

Mainline in regression-fix only mode

[Mark Mitchell]

This message is a reminder that the mainline is now in regression-fix 
only mode.

That means that (aside from documentation) no new features or cleanups 
should be committed, unless that's part of fixing a regression.

Thanks,

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Mark Mitchell
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PATCH for Re: Mainline in regression-fix only mode

[Gerald Pfeifer]

On Fri, 26 Nov 2004, Mark Mitchell wrote:
> This message is a reminder that the mainline is now in regression-fix only
> mode.
> 
> That means that (aside from documentation) no new features or cleanups should
> be committed, unless that's part of fixing a regression.

I applied the patch below to document this on our main page as well.

Gerald

Index: index.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/gcc/wwwdocs/htdocs/index.html,v
retrieving revision 1.467
diff -u -3 -p -r1.467 index.html
--- index.html	7 Nov 2004 17:56:04 -0000	1.467
+++ index.html	26 Nov 2004 21:40:49 -0000
@@ -64,8 +64,11 @@ mission statement</a>.</p>
   will become GCC 4.0.0 (<a href="gcc-4.0/changes.html">current changes</a>)
 </dt><dd>
   Branch status:
-  <a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2004-10/msg01005.html">2004-10-26</a>
+  <a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2004-11/msg00775.html">2004-11-22</a>
+  (release branch mode; fixes and regressions only).
+<!--
   (<a href="develop.html#stage3">Stage 3</a>; open for all maintainers).
+-->
 </dd>
 
 </dl>

Re: PATCH for Re: Mainline in regression-fix only mode

[Mark Mitchell]

Gerald Pfeifer wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Nov 2004, Mark Mitchell wrote:
> 
>>This message is a reminder that the mainline is now in regression-fix only
>>mode.
>>
>>That means that (aside from documentation) no new features or cleanups should
>>be committed, unless that's part of fixing a regression.
> 
> 
> I applied the patch below to document this on our main page as well.
> 

Thank you!

-- 
Mark Mitchell
CodeSourcery, LLC
mark@codesourcery.com
(916) 791-8304

Re: Mainline in regression-fix only mode

[Bernd Schmidt]

Mark Mitchell wrote:
> This message is a reminder that the mainline is now in regression-fix 
> only mode.
> 
> That means that (aside from documentation) no new features or cleanups 
> should be committed, unless that's part of fixing a regression.

Will this rule remain until 4.0 is released?  Does this apply to new 
ports as well?


Bernd

Re: Mainline in regression-fix only mode

[Mark Mitchell]

Bernd Schmidt wrote:
> Mark Mitchell wrote:
> 
>> This message is a reminder that the mainline is now in regression-fix 
>> only mode.
>>
>> That means that (aside from documentation) no new features or cleanups 
>> should be committed, unless that's part of fixing a regression.
> 
> 
> Will this rule remain until 4.0 is released?  

No, but it will likely remain until 4.0 is branched.  I'd consider 
reopening for another round of general bug-fixing, if, and only if, we 
get the regressions locked down quickly.

> Does this apply to new ports as well?

No, you can still add a new port, so long as it doesn't touch anything else.

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Mark Mitchell
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Re: Mainline in regression-fix only mode

[Toon Moene]

Mark Mitchell wrote:

> This message is a reminder that the mainline is now in regression-fix 
> only mode.
> 
> That means that (aside from documentation) no new features or cleanups 
> should be committed, unless that's part of fixing a regression.

May we, the Fortran maintainers, assume a wider mandate, as gfortran is 
new with this release ?  Specifically, can we fix *all* bugs we manage, 
even if this means overhauling large parts of the front end / run time 
library ?

Thanks,

-- 
Toon Moene - e-mail: toon@moene.indiv.nluug.nl - phone: +31 346 214290
Saturnushof 14, 3738 XG  Maartensdijk, The Netherlands
Maintainer, GNU Fortran 77: http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/g77_news.html
A maintainer of GNU Fortran 95: http://gcc.gnu.org/fortran/

Re: Mainline in regression-fix only mode

[Mark Mitchell]

Toon Moene wrote:
> Mark Mitchell wrote:
> 
>> This message is a reminder that the mainline is now in regression-fix 
>> only mode.
>>
>> That means that (aside from documentation) no new features or cleanups 
>> should be committed, unless that's part of fixing a regression.
> 
> 
> May we, the Fortran maintainers, assume a wider mandate, as gfortran is 
> new with this release ?  Specifically, can we fix *all* bugs we manage, 
> even if this means overhauling large parts of the front end / run time 
> library ?

That's a hard question.  I understand that gfortran is new technology, 
and that people are assuming that distributors will ship g77 as well, 
for backwards compatibility.  That would argue in favor of letting you 
do anything you want.  At the same time, I think it's important that 
gfortran perform reasonably well in this release.  If it is in a really 
unstable state, then I think it will be hard to make the release.  And 
that will be a problem for everyone else.  Finally, it is in our 
collective best interest to eliminate the need to ship g77 as soon as 
possible.

I feel hesitant to confine you to regressions per se.  On the other 
hand, I don't think overhauling large parts of the system is a very good 
idea at this point.  I'd like to see you use your judgement to balance 
risk vs. reward carefully.

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Mark Mitchell
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(916) 791-8304