Re: one week to go until GDB 7.11 branch creation...

[Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>]

Hi Yao,

On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 04:32:27PM +0000, Yao Qi wrote:
> > If there are other issues we are not aware of, please let us know!
> 
> Here are some issues,

Thanks!

>  - some fails in test cases added by fort_dyn_array patch on some OS and
>    targets.  I reported them here
>    https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2016-01/msg00467.html
>    and the original patch is
>    https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2015-10/msg00085.html

For those, do they only affect Fortran, by any chance? If it is
not a regression, then let's make this a non-blocking known issue.
(communication between the author and myself has been infrequent,
mostly my fault, but we may not get an answer in the near future).

>  - PR 19491, fail in gdb.base/multi-forks.exp

Looks like an issue with the test itself, rather than a regression?

>  - GDB sets breakpoint on the wrong place, if the file basename is
>    identical to the current file basename.  PR 19474.
>    I posted a patch
>    https://www.sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2015-12/msg00321.html
>    but it causes a regression.

This one is indeed annoying. What's the status? Looks like you are
saying the patch you suggested introduces a regression too?

Let's put it on the "blocking for branching" list for now.
The idea would be: either we fix it before branching, or alternatively
we branch, but only after knowing that the fix will likely be
reasonable for backporting.

>  - As a result of the previous bug, GDB crashes in gdb.base/dprintf.exp.
>    I posted a patch
>    https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2016-01/msg00323.html
>    to avoid GDB crash.

OK. Let's indeed add this one to the list; crashes are never fun.

>  - A regression in trunk about arm stepping out of signal handler, patch
>    is posted https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2016-01/msg00377.html
>    and I'll push it in after the regression testing.

Good!

>  - A fail in gdb.threads/interrupted-hand-call.exp
> 
>   $ make check RUNTESTFLAGS='--target_board=remote-gdbserver-on-localhost interrupted-hand-call.exp'
> 
>   (gdb) PASS: gdb.threads/interrupted-hand-call.exp: dummy frame popped
>   continue^M
>   Continuing.^M
>   FAIL: gdb.threads/interrupted-hand-call.exp: continue until exit (timeout)
>   Remote debugging from host 127.0.0.1^M
>   ptrace(regsets_fetch_inferior_registers) PID=9710: No such process^M
>   ptrace(regsets_fetch_inferior_registers) PID=9710: No such process^
> 
>   I suspect it is about a GDB PR about disappeared inferior, but I can't
>   find the PR in bugzilla.  I'll look into it.

A little confusing, at the very least, but if the program did terminate,
I would say this issue is not blocking for the release. WDYT?

> I'll update https://www.sourceware.org/gdb/wiki/GDB_7.11_Release later.

Thanks a lot!

-- 
Joel