Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 00:54:47 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Max Khon <fjoe@iclub.nsu.ru> Cc: Randell Jesup <rjesup@wgate.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, Bruce Bauman <bbauman@wgate.com> Subject: Re: GDB 4.18 and shared libraries (Mozilla) Message-ID: <20000920005447.B97385@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009201229450.13341-100000@iclub.nsu.ru>; from fjoe@iclub.nsu.ru on Wed, Sep 20, 2000 at 01:15:16PM %2B0700 References: <20000919103436.B94601@dragon.nuxi.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009201229450.13341-100000@iclub.nsu.ru>
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On Wed, Sep 20, 2000 at 01:15:16PM +0700, Max Khon wrote:
> do you plan to MFC GDB 5.0?
It hasn't been completely finished updating in -CURRENT. Of course if
someone wants to maintain GDB in src/contrib/gdb they are *very* welcome
to do so. I never desired to become the GDB maintainer.
> if yes, when we can expect it to appear in -stable?
Several weeks after it is done in -CURRENT.
> will you upgrade binutils as well?
Huh?? Both -STABLE and -CURRENT are using the latest Binutils release.
> PR/20373 definitely is not a GDB problem.
And it is not a FreeBSD problem. It is a Binutils problem.
> > Thus the lack of the rev 1.8-1.9 change is a GDB/Binutils problem, not a
> > FreeBSD one.
>
> this IS a FreeBSD problem.
Well *_I_* the Binutils maintain do not consider it a FreeBSD problem.
So it isn't. Have you emailed the Binutils list yet??
> the fact is: FreeBSD 4.x has broken binutils
Your fact -- the Binutils experts (ie, the maintainers) tell me it isn't.
I am not going to create a Linux-like rouge Binutils version. FreeBSD
runs the official Binutils.
> (but it affects only debugging process) and broken g++ (incorrect code
> generation). the second problem is quite serious. solutions exist for both
> problems for quite long time but nothing has been done so far (please
> understand that I am not blaming you). what can help us to solve this?
> more committers who deal with binutils/gcc? money?
More _PEOPLE_ (this includes you) who deal with the Binutils and GCC
developers. There are hardly any FreeBSD users who contribute to the
development of either of those tools.
> another question is how can one get to know official information
> (if such exists), for example, about planned binutils/gcc/gdb changes.
The GCC, Binutils, and GDB mailing lists of course.
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-- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
Disclaimer: Not speaking for FreeBSD, just expressing my own opinion.
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