Re: GDB 13 release branch created! - [PING][PATCH v8] gdb: split array and string limiting options

Re: GDB 13 release branch created! - [PING][PATCH v8] gdb: split array and string limiting options

[Simon Sobisch]

Does this mean that the "split array and string limiting options" is now 
unlikely to even land in GDB 13?

After the latest "ping" there was nothing open, maybe I've just missed 
its integration?

Looking at 
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=string 
it doesn't look like the patches are applied yet - but so far I've not 
seen a single reason that those aren't.

Thanks for making this clear,
Simon

Am 18.12.2022 um 05:38 schrieb Joel Brobecker via Gdb-announce:
> Hello,
> 
> A quick message to announce that the GDB 13 branch has just been created.
> 
> The prerelease snapshots will be available at:
> 
>      ftp://sourceware.org/pub/gdb/snapshots/branch/gdb.tar.xz
> 
> The sources are also accessible via GIT:
> 
>      git clone --single-branch --branch=gdb-13-branch git://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git
> 
> This announcement has also been posted on the GDB web site at:
> 
>      http://www.sourceware.org/gdb/
> 
> 

Re: GDB 13 release branch created! - [PING][PATCH v8] gdb: split array and string limiting options

[Joel Brobecker]

> Does this mean that the "split array and string limiting options" is now
> unlikely to even land in GDB 13?

This is not excluded, but for it to be in GDB 13, it first needs
to land in master. Once in master, a Global Maintainer can evaluate
its impact on GDB 13 and help determine whether it would be suitable
for GDB 13 or not. My personal opinion looking at the patch series
and its objective is that it would be prudent from a UI perspective
to give this patch some time to mature in master first, before being
introduced in a release.

> After the latest "ping" there was nothing open, maybe I've just missed its
> integration?
> 
> Looking at https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=string
> it doesn't look like the patches are applied yet - but so far I've not seen
> a single reason that those aren't.

The GDB community unfortunately relies on a small group of volunteer
maintainers who dedicate as much time as they can, but we know
unfortunately that this is not enough. This kind of situation is
sadly an unwanted byproduct of the lack of volunteer time.

-- 
Joel