[proposal] gdb/testsuite/gdb.signal

[proposal] gdb/testsuite/gdb.signal

[Michael Chastain]

Oh dear, Andrew's already opposed to this idea.  :-/

I would like to move the signals tests to a new directory, gdb.signal.
My reasons:

. signal handling is different from basic functionality:
  it interacts with the kernel in new ways that "basic" gdb does not

. i'm not qualified to maintain advanced signals tests,
  so i would like to segregate the signals tests to make it easier
  to delegate them to a different maintainer

So I'm making a proposal:

(1) Setup gdb.signals and mechanically move the signals files there.
    I would do this part, to make sure the mechanical move went okay.

(2) Seek a new senior maintainer for the new gdb.signal.  I would keep
    the maintainership until someone volunteers and is approved.

Comments?

I'm particularly interested in whether Andrew, who is writing much
of the code, is strongly opposed, or only mildly opposed.

Re: [proposal] gdb/testsuite/gdb.signal

[Andrew Cagney]

> Oh dear, Andrew's already opposed to this idea.  :-/
> 
> I would like to move the signals tests to a new directory, gdb.signal.
> My reasons:
> 
> . signal handling is different from basic functionality:
>   it interacts with the kernel in new ways that "basic" gdb does not
> 
> . i'm not qualified to maintain advanced signals tests,
>   so i would like to segregate the signals tests to make it easier
>   to delegate them to a different maintainer

You're more than qualified, I don't see a specialist being helpful here 
- it's the wrong skilk (and we've too many specialist already :-).  I'd 
just gather up the relevant information and assess it, drawing on the 
knowledge of GDB's community when needed.

Andrew

> So I'm making a proposal:
> 
> (1) Setup gdb.signals and mechanically move the signals files there.
>     I would do this part, to make sure the mechanical move went okay.
> 
> (2) Seek a new senior maintainer for the new gdb.signal.  I would keep
>     the maintainership until someone volunteers and is approved.
> 
> Comments?
> 
> I'm particularly interested in whether Andrew, who is writing much
> of the code, is strongly opposed, or only mildly opposed.

Re: [proposal] gdb/testsuite/gdb.signal

[Michael Chastain]

Well, Mark Kettenis was also opposed to gdb.signal,
so I've dropped the proposal.

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> > (1) Setup gdb.signals and mechanically move the signals files there.
> >     I would do this part, to make sure the mechanical move went okay.
> > 
> > (2) Seek a new senior maintainer for the new gdb.signal.  I would keep
> >     the maintainership until someone volunteers and is approved.