GDB 13 release -- 2022-11-26 update

GDB 13 release -- 2022-11-26 update

[Joel Brobecker]

Hello everyone,

Here is another update of where we are with respect to the GDB 13
release.

As you guys can see, there is definite progress almost each week,
but despite this, new entries arrive, or old ones seem to take quite
a while, resulting in a good number of issues left for us to fix.
At some point, I think we'll need to draw a line at some point,
and take some measures towards at least branching.

Let's say we give it another two weeks for the issues below.
When the two weeks are up, we should start discussing the remaining
issues to see which ones we anticipate can be fixed post branch,
vs which ones (hopefully none) must be fixed prior to branching.

I think we also need to start becoming stricter in our evaluation
of what issues we need to fix prior to GDB 13 branching, and prior
to GDB 13 release.

As always, do not hesitate to send comments, suggestions, etc.

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Fixed Since the Previous Update:
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  * [RainerO] PR build/29791
    Many gdbsupport files don't compile on Solaris
    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29791

    PR still open, but kept open for reasons independent of
    the GDB 13 release.

Added Since the Last Update:
----------------------------

  * [SimonM[ PR gdb/28275
    commit_resumed_state assertion failure when killing running inferior and running again
    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28275

    patch series v2 (2022-11-22):
    https://sourceware.org/pipermail/gdb-patches/2022-November/194035.html

Other Ongoing Items:
--------------------

  * [TomT] PR symtab/29105
    new DWARF reader still slow
    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29105

    Not sure where we're at with this PR - I will ask Tom when I next
    talk to him.

  * [TomDV,AndrewB] PR python/29712
    UNRESOLVED: gdb.python/py-disasm.exp: global_disassembler=ReadMemoryGdbErrorDisassembler: disassemble test
    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29712

    TomDV's patches are in. Andrew's latest version (v3, 2022-11-18)
    posted there:
    https://sourceware.org/pipermail/gdb-patches/2022-November/193983.html

  * [Torbjorn] tdep/29738
    Arm M-profile dwarf2 unwinder performance suffers from exponential growth
    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29738

    patch v2, 2022-11-18, reviewed 2022-11-21:
    https://sourceware.org/pipermail/gdb-patches/2022-November/193960.html

  * [TomT] PR gdb/29787
    Bug 29787 - Using "set debug infrun on" and "set logging enabled" breaks GDB prompt and makes GDB crash
    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29787

    Patch submitted for review 2022-11-17:
    https://sourceware.org/pipermail/gdb-patches/2022-November/193923.html

  * [TomT] cli/29800
    Trying to "document" an undefined command causes crash
    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29800

    Patch submitted for review 2022-11-18, approved:
    https://sourceware.org/pipermail/gdb-patches/2022-November/193967.html

Thanks,
-- 
Joel

Re: GDB 13 release -- 2022-11-26 update

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "Joel" == Joel Brobecker via Gdb-patches <gdb-patches@sourceware.org> writes:

Joel>   * [TomT] PR symtab/29105
Joel>     new DWARF reader still slow
Joel>     https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29105

Joel>     Not sure where we're at with this PR - I will ask Tom when I next
Joel>     talk to him.

There is a patch series pending.  It might be good for someone else to
look at it.

Tom

Re: GDB 13 release -- 2022-11-26 update

[Simon Marchi]

> Added Since the Last Update:
> ----------------------------
> 
>   * [SimonM[ PR gdb/28275
>     commit_resumed_state assertion failure when killing running inferior and running again
>     https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28275
> 
>     patch series v2 (2022-11-22):
>     https://sourceware.org/pipermail/gdb-patches/2022-November/194035.html

Andrew reviewed and approved, so this is pushed.  I posted a backport
series for GDB 12, as promised:

https://inbox.sourceware.org/gdb-patches/20221128184042.3781569-1-simon.marchi@efficios.com/T/#t


>   * [TomT] PR gdb/29787
>     Bug 29787 - Using "set debug infrun on" and "set logging enabled" breaks GDB prompt and makes GDB crash
>     https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29787
> 
>     Patch submitted for review 2022-11-17:
>     https://sourceware.org/pipermail/gdb-patches/2022-November/193923.html

I'll review this one.

Simon