From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from rock.gnat.com (rock.gnat.com [205.232.38.15]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26C983857C62 for ; Sat, 19 Sep 2020 19:42:18 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 26C983857C62 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=adacore.com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=brobecker@adacore.com Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by filtered-rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4224563FD; Sat, 19 Sep 2020 15:42:17 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at gnat.com Received: from rock.gnat.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (rock.gnat.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id VaBnEogUrq0b; Sat, 19 Sep 2020 15:42:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from takamaka.brobecker.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76071563FC; Sat, 19 Sep 2020 15:42:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by takamaka.brobecker.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id BC02D8291D; Sat, 19 Sep 2020 12:42:15 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 12:42:15 -0700 From: Joel Brobecker To: Simon Marchi Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org Subject: Re: GDB 10.1 release -- 2020-09-18 Update Message-ID: <20200919194215.GA5376@adacore.com> References: <20200918234602.GA4674@adacore.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.9.4 (2018-02-28) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, KAM_DMARC_STATUS, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: gdb-patches@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb-patches mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 19:42:19 -0000 > > A quick update on the release status since the 10.0.90 pre-release > > was published last Saturday... > > > > So far, we don't have anything really worrisome that could significantly > > delay the release. I'll try to find some time to test the gnulib patches > > that Eli pointed out next week. > > Huh, the patch to skip the endbr32 instruction in prologues kind of fell > through the cracks until today. It was just merged to master. Should > we consider it for the release branch? If you don't have it and your > compiler inserts these instructions, it kind of screws up the debugging > experience, since the function prologues are never properly skipped. In > my experience, this results in GDB showing wrong argument values when > reaching a function breakpoint, for example. > > The patch in question is: > > https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=14f9473ca225290680c8b21240cdca49f8d3b332 Sure. This patch does look safe to backport, so OK with me. Thanks for pointing this patch out for the release, Simon. -- Joel