GDB 12 branching next weekend (2022-03-20 or 2022-03-21)?

GDB 12 branching next weekend (2022-03-20 or 2022-03-21)?

[Joel Brobecker]

Hi everyone,

Given the advancement on the two remaining items identified for
the GDB 12 release, I think we can shoot for branching this coming
weekend:

        Sat/Sun March 20-21.

If you guys see some issues with that, then please let us know.
Otherwise, let's go for it!

Cheers everyone.

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Fixed Since the Previous Update:
--------------------------------

  <none>


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

  <none>


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

  * TBC: [BarisA/AndrewB] <PR cli/28833>
    Ctrl-D distorts GDB prompt
    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28833


        Baris requested that we consider the bug above, which seems
        to be a GDB 11 regression for Baris.

        IIUC, Andrew fixed the issue in upstream's readline, and
        now we just need to backport it.
        https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2022-03/msg00005.html

        Backport request on GDB ml:
        https://sourceware.org/pipermail/gdb-patches/2022-March/186391.html

        There was a suggestion that we use a more limited bug safer
        approach for GDB 12. I did not look at the patch, but if it
        helps make people more comfortable, this seems like a valid
        approach.

  * [AndrewB] create GDB/MI commands using python

        Explicit request to include in GDB 12; accepted as the patches
        were sent prior to the start of the GDB 12 release process.

        Latest version (v5) pasted by Andrew, and approved by Tom:
        https://sourceware.org/pipermail/gdb-patches/2022-February/186176.html

        Let's push the patch ;-).


Reminder: Tentative Schedule:
-----------------------------

  - GDB 12 branching: ~Mar 20-25;
  - GDB 12.1 release 2 weeks later, so early Apr.

-- 
Joel

Re: GDB 12 branching next weekend (2022-03-20 or 2022-03-21)?

[Andrew Burgess]

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

> Hi everyone,
>
> Given the advancement on the two remaining items identified for
> the GDB 12 release, I think we can shoot for branching this coming
> weekend:
>
>         Sat/Sun March 20-21.
>
> If you guys see some issues with that, then please let us know.
> Otherwise, let's go for it!
>
> Cheers everyone.
>
> ---
>
> Fixed Since the Previous Update:
> --------------------------------
>
>   <none>
>
>
> Added Since the Last Update:
> ----------------------------
>
>   <none>
>
>
> Other Ongoing Items:
> --------------------
>
>   * TBC: [BarisA/AndrewB] <PR cli/28833>
>     Ctrl-D distorts GDB prompt
>     https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28833
>
>
>         Baris requested that we consider the bug above, which seems
>         to be a GDB 11 regression for Baris.
>
>         IIUC, Andrew fixed the issue in upstream's readline, and
>         now we just need to backport it.
>         https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2022-03/msg00005.html
>
>         Backport request on GDB ml:
>         https://sourceware.org/pipermail/gdb-patches/2022-March/186391.html
>
>         There was a suggestion that we use a more limited bug safer
>         approach for GDB 12. I did not look at the patch, but if it
>         helps make people more comfortable, this seems like a valid
>         approach.

I've now pushed the more limited work around for this issue, which
should be good enough for GDB 12 (unless anyone wants to argue in favour
of the full fix making the release).

>
>   * [AndrewB] create GDB/MI commands using python
>
>         Explicit request to include in GDB 12; accepted as the patches
>         were sent prior to the start of the GDB 12 release process.
>
>         Latest version (v5) pasted by Andrew, and approved by Tom:
>         https://sourceware.org/pipermail/gdb-patches/2022-February/186176.html
>
>         Let's push the patch ;-).

This is now pushed.

Thanks,
Andrew

Re: GDB 12 branching next weekend (2022-03-20 or 2022-03-21)?

[Joel Brobecker]

> > Other Ongoing Items:
> > --------------------
> >
> >   * TBC: [BarisA/AndrewB] <PR cli/28833>
> >     Ctrl-D distorts GDB prompt
> >     https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28833
> >
> >
> >         Baris requested that we consider the bug above, which seems
> >         to be a GDB 11 regression for Baris.
> >
> >         IIUC, Andrew fixed the issue in upstream's readline, and
> >         now we just need to backport it.
> >         https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2022-03/msg00005.html
> >
> >         Backport request on GDB ml:
> >         https://sourceware.org/pipermail/gdb-patches/2022-March/186391.html
> >
> >         There was a suggestion that we use a more limited bug safer
> >         approach for GDB 12. I did not look at the patch, but if it
> >         helps make people more comfortable, this seems like a valid
> >         approach.
> 
> I've now pushed the more limited work around for this issue, which
> should be good enough for GDB 12 (unless anyone wants to argue in favour
> of the full fix making the release).
> 
> >
> >   * [AndrewB] create GDB/MI commands using python
> >
> >         Explicit request to include in GDB 12; accepted as the patches
> >         were sent prior to the start of the GDB 12 release process.
> >
> >         Latest version (v5) pasted by Andrew, and approved by Tom:
> >         https://sourceware.org/pipermail/gdb-patches/2022-February/186176.html
> >
> >         Let's push the patch ;-).
> 
> This is now pushed.

Awesome. Thanks for the patches, and the update, Andrew!

-- 
Joel