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Date: Fri, 09 May 2003 18:05:00 -0000
From: Bob Rossi <bob_rossi@cox.net>
To: Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: GDB 6
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On Fri, May 09, 2003 at 12:58:08PM -0400, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> The sole objective for GDB 6 was to have GDB multi-arch.  Since Joel has 
> now committed a change that multi-arch partial's the HP/PA, and all 
> architectures can be built multi-arch partial, it can be argued that GDB 
> has technically reached this goal(1).
> 
> Given this, I think the next release of GDB should be named ``GDB 6''.
> 
> In doing this, there is an oportunity to, identify as obsolete (but not 
> actually delete) a few extra bits..  The following come to mind:
> 
> - non event loop platforms
> - DWARF (a.k.a., DWARF 1)
> 
> People with systems that rely on said features can always download the 
> GDB 5 series debuggers.
> 
> With regard to annotations, someone [me] still still has the 
> documentation and testsuite to update (....).  That, I think is the only 
> ``must have'' thing for the next GDB release.  

What exactly do you mean here?
Annotations Level 2 will stay in gdb for version 6.0?
This would truly be a great thing.

Bob Rossi