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On 05/15/2017 10:01 PM, David Edelsohn wrote:
> Your understanding is correct.  GCC never accepts patches for a
> specific version / release -- even if it is the current release.
> Patches for new features or support must be contributed to the current
> development version.

Can't the patches be put on a branch on sourceware.org after the 
paperwork has been done, just to save them for posterity?

Thanks,
Florian