Re: SuperH patch contributions

[Andrew Cagney <cagney@gnu.org>]

I can't speak for GCC.

For GDB, ref:
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb/2003-03/msg00064.html
I'd recommend creating a branch so that you can both post and commit the 
changes.  Good luck!

Andrew

> I am leaving SuperH, and on October the first, I am going to start with
> my new employment at ST Microelectronics.  I expect to continue to work
> on the SH gcc port there.  I have spoken with my manager
> (here at SuperH) what best to do with the current SuperH local patches,
> and we agreed that the best course of action is to post them on the
> gcc-patches / gdb-patches mailing lists.
> Our blanket copyright assignment on file with the FSF assigns copyright
> in changes and/or enhancements to the programs gcc, g++, gdb,
> binutils, libg++, libstdc++, dejagnu, GNU C++ testsuite and GNU C
> testsuite submitted by SuperH, Inc.
> Thus, by submitting these patches, the copyright assignment becomes
> effective for them.
> There will be some overlap between patches to different baselines.
> I think this is preferrable to missing important bits which might
> be lost and/or in uncertain copyright status if not submitted now.
> I am willing to answer questions on these patches, but won't have time
> for any significant code changes / merges now.  I hope to integrate
> some or most of these patches into the FSF mainline when I am at ST
> Microelectronics.