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[FYI/5.1] Revised TODO list
- To: GDB Patches <gdb-patches at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
- Subject: [FYI/5.1] Revised TODO list
- From: Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at cygnus dot com>
- Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 10:08:50 -0500
FYI,
I've checked in the attatched revised TODO list.
Andrew
2001-03-08 Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com>
* TODO: Revise 5.1 list. Delete PARAMS task. Add coding standard
review. Clarify GNU/LINUX/sparc. Move other tasks to 5.2 or
general.
Index: TODO
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/TODO,v
retrieving revision 1.63
diff -p -r1.63 TODO
*** TODO 2001/03/08 03:19:59 1.63
--- TODO 2001/03/08 15:09:16
*************** find out whether anyone else is working
*** 10,23 ****
Below is a list of problems identified during the GDB 5.0 release
cycle. People hope to have these problems fixed in 5.1.
--
! RFD: infrun.c: No bpstat_stop_status call after proceed over break?
! http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb-patches/2000-q1/msg00665.html
! GDB misses watchpoint triggers after proceeding over a breakpoint on
! x86 targets.
--
x86 linux GDB and SIGALRM (???)
--- 10,49 ----
Below is a list of problems identified during the GDB 5.0 release
cycle. People hope to have these problems fixed in 5.1.
+ -- 2001-03-08
+
+ Update GDB's coding standard documentation. Known topics:
+
+ o alloca/malloc et.al.
+
+ o typedef and structs
+
+ o ISO-C
+
+ and most likely also:
+
+ o include conventions
+
--
! Wow, three bug reports for the same problem in one day! We should
! probably make fixing this a real priority :-).
! Anyway, thanks for reporting.
!
! The following patch will fix the problems with setting breakpoints in
! dynamically loaded objects:
+ http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb-patches/2000-05/msg00230.html
+
+ This patch isn't checked in yet (ping Michael/JimB), but I hope this
+ will be in the next GDB release.
+
+ There should really be a test in the testsuite for this problem, since
+ it keeps coming up :-(. Any volunteers?
+
+ Mark
+
--
x86 linux GDB and SIGALRM (???)
*************** http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb-patc
*** 29,86 ****
Mark
! --
- Can't build IRIX -> arm GDB.
- http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb-patches/2000-04/msg00356.html
-
- David Whedon writes:
- > Now I'm building for an embedded arm target. If there is a way of turning
- > remote-rdi off, I couldn't find it. It looks like it gets built by default
- > in gdb/configure.tgt(line 58) Anyway, the build dies in
- > gdb/rdi-share/unixcomm.c. SERPORT1 et. al. never get defined because we
- > aren't one of the architectures supported.
-
--
! Problem with weak functions
! http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb/2000-05/msg00060.html
! Dan Nicolaescu writes:
! > It seems that gdb-4.95.1 does not display correctly the function when
! > stoping in weak functions.
! >
! > It stops in a function that is defined as weak, not in the function
! > that is actually run...
--
GDB 5.0 doesn't work on Linux/SPARC
-
- --
-
- Thread support. Right now, as soon as a thread finishes and exits,
- you're hosed. This problem is reported once a week or so.
! --
!
! Wow, three bug reports for the same problem in one day! We should
! probably make fixing this a real priority :-).
!
! Anyway, thanks for reporting.
!
! The following patch will fix the problems with setting breakpoints in
! dynamically loaded objects:
! http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb-patches/2000-05/msg00230.html
! This patch isn't checked in yet (ping Michael/JimB), but I hope this
! will be in the next GDB release.
! There should really be a test in the testsuite for this problem, since
! it keeps coming up :-(. Any volunteers?
! Mark
--
--- 55,84 ----
Mark
! [The test has been submitted for approval - cagney]
--
! RFD: infrun.c: No bpstat_stop_status call after proceed over break?
! http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb-patches/2000-q1/msg00665.html
! GDB misses watchpoint triggers after proceeding over a breakpoint on
! x86 targets.
--
GDB 5.0 doesn't work on Linux/SPARC
! There are two parts to this.
! o GDB 5.0 doesn't work on GNU/Linux/SPARC32
! o GDB 5.0 doesn't work on the new target
! GNU/Linux/SPARC64
! GDB does build on both these targets.
! The first problem is the one that should be fixed.
--
*************** The following new features should be inc
*** 93,98 ****
--- 91,111 ----
Enable MI by default. Old code can be deleted after 5.1 is out.
+ Issues:
+
+ o syntax change where a list would
+ look like:
+ [ foo=a, foo=b, foo=c ]
+ instead of
+ { foo=a, foo=b, foo=c }
+
+ o kill off the idea of a reverse
+ query.
+
+ o review test cases
+
+ o enable it
+
--
Pascal (Pierre Muller, David Taylor)
*************** http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb/2000
*** 106,111 ****
--- 119,126 ----
Indent -gnu ?
http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb/2000-q1/msg00496.html
+ [I think this has been merged, need to confirm - cagney]
+
--
Java (Anthony Green, David Taylor)
*************** http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb-patc
*** 123,154 ****
Patch: handle N_MAIN stab
http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb-patches/2000-q1/msg00527.html
! --
! [Comming...]
! Modify gdb to work correctly with Pascal.
--
- Revised UDP support (was: Re: [Fwd: [patch] UDP transport support])
- http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb-patches/2000-04/msg00000.html
-
- (Broken) support for GDB's remote protocol across UDP is to be
- included in the follow-on release.
-
- It should be noted that UDP can only work when the [Gg] packet fits in
- a single UDP packet.
-
- There is also much debate over the merit of this.
-
- --
-
GDB 5.1 - Cleanups
==================
The following code cleanups will hopefully be applied to GDB 5.1.
--
Change documentation to GFDL license.
--- 138,162 ----
Patch: handle N_MAIN stab
http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb-patches/2000-q1/msg00527.html
! -- 2001-03-08
! Add CRIS target.
! A predicate to this is the multi-arching of SOFTWARE_SINGLE_STEP(). A
! patch has been submitted.
--
GDB 5.1 - Cleanups
==================
The following code cleanups will hopefully be applied to GDB 5.1.
+ -- 2001-03-08
+
+ Resolve the status of all broken targets as identified by the MAINTAINERS
+ file.
+
--
Change documentation to GFDL license.
*************** http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/''
*** 164,175 ****
--
- Delete macro TARGET_BYTE_ORDER_SELECTABLE.
-
- Patches in the database.
-
- --
-
Fix copyright notices.
Turns out that ``1998-2000'' isn't considered valid :-(
--- 172,177 ----
*************** Turns out that ``1998-2000'' isn't consi
*** 177,222 ****
http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb-patches/2000-05/msg00467.html
--
-
- Purge PARAMS.
-
- Eliminate all uses of PARAMS in GDB's source code.
-
- --
! printcmd.c (print_address_numeric):
!
! NOTE: This assumes that the significant address information is kept in
! the least significant bits of ADDR - the upper bits were either zero
! or sign extended. Should ADDRESS_TO_POINTER() or some
! ADDRESS_TO_PRINTABLE() be used to do the conversion?
!
! --
!
! Compiler warnings.
!
! Eliminate all warnings for at least one host/target for the flags:
! -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wcomment -Wtrigraphs -Wformat -Wparentheses
! -Wpointer-arith -Wuninitialized
--
- Follow through `make check' with --enable-shared.
-
- When the srcware tree is configured with --enable-shared, the `expect'
- program won't run properly. Jim Wilson found out gdb has a local hack
- to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH, but, AFAIK, no other project has been hacked
- similarly.
-
- http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb/2000-q1/msg00845.html
-
- --
-
- GDB 5.1 Known Problems
- ======================
-
- --
-
z8k
The z8k has suffered bit rot and is known to not build. The problem
--- 179,190 ----
http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb-patches/2000-05/msg00467.html
--
! GDB 5.1 - Known Problems
! ========================
--
z8k
The z8k has suffered bit rot and is known to not build. The problem
*************** will still occure. sid/component/configu
*** 245,251 ****
--
! Fix at least one thread bug.
--
--- 213,220 ----
--
! Thread support. Right now, as soon as a thread finishes and exits,
! you're hosed. This problem is reported once a week or so.
--
*************** Makefile.in and configure.in.
*** 275,282 ****
--
! Eliminate one more compiler warnings.
--
Restructure gdb directory tree so that it avoids any 8.3 and 14
--- 244,255 ----
--
! Compiler warnings.
+ Eliminate all warnings for at least one host/target for the flags:
+ -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wcomment -Wtrigraphs -Wformat -Wparentheses
+ -Wpointer-arith -Wuninitialized
+
--
Restructure gdb directory tree so that it avoids any 8.3 and 14
*************** dependency lists. It isn't done in a co
*** 293,303 ****
--- 266,344 ----
--
+ GDB 5.2 - Known Problems
+ ========================
+
+ --
+
Code Cleanups: General
======================
The following are more general cleanups and fixes. They are not tied
to any specific release.
+
+ --
+
+ Revised UDP support (was: Re: [Fwd: [patch] UDP transport support])
+ http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb-patches/2000-04/msg00000.html
+
+ (Broken) support for GDB's remote protocol across UDP is to be
+ included in the follow-on release.
+
+ It should be noted that UDP can only work when the [Gg] packet fits in
+ a single UDP packet.
+
+ There is also much debate over the merit of this.
+
+ --
+
+ Can't build IRIX -> arm GDB.
+ http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb-patches/2000-04/msg00356.html
+
+ David Whedon writes:
+ > Now I'm building for an embedded arm target. If there is a way of turning
+ > remote-rdi off, I couldn't find it. It looks like it gets built by default
+ > in gdb/configure.tgt(line 58) Anyway, the build dies in
+ > gdb/rdi-share/unixcomm.c. SERPORT1 et. al. never get defined because we
+ > aren't one of the architectures supported.
+
+ --
+
+ Problem with weak functions
+ http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb/2000-05/msg00060.html
+
+ Dan Nicolaescu writes:
+ > It seems that gdb-4.95.1 does not display correctly the function when
+ > stoping in weak functions.
+ >
+ > It stops in a function that is defined as weak, not in the function
+ > that is actually run...
+
+ --
+
+ Follow through `make check' with --enable-shared.
+
+ When the srcware tree is configured with --enable-shared, the `expect'
+ program won't run properly. Jim Wilson found out gdb has a local hack
+ to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH, but, AFAIK, no other project has been hacked
+ similarly.
+
+ http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/gdb/2000-q1/msg00845.html
+
+ --
+
+ Delete macro TARGET_BYTE_ORDER_SELECTABLE.
+
+ Patches in the database.
+
+ --
+
+ printcmd.c (print_address_numeric):
+
+ NOTE: This assumes that the significant address information is kept in
+ the least significant bits of ADDR - the upper bits were either zero
+ or sign extended. Should ADDRESS_TO_POINTER() or some
+ ADDRESS_TO_PRINTABLE() be used to do the conversion?
--