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Re: RFC: documenting all gdb-7.6 branch patches


On 05/08/2013 06:24 AM, Joel Brobecker wrote:
> as briefly discussed a few months ago, I would like all patches
> that are applied to the branch to be documented somewhere. The
> purpose of this document would be for me to have something I can
> simply copy/paste when I announce the minor/corrective release.
> So far, I have been going through each and every patch, trying
> to figure out what the intent was, but this is very time consuming
> and not always accurate.
> 
> My proposal of using the NEWS file had a rather tepid reaction,
> so I am proposing instead that we use the GDB 7.6 release wiki page.
> I can add a section at the top of the page listing the changes applied
> since the GDB 7.6 release, and explaining their effect and why they
> matter to the user.

I agree.  The wiki is a good place for this.

> Additionally, I'd like the description to be reviewed on gdb-patches
> before the patch is ported to the branch, and the description is added
> to the list.

That's fine with me.

> Would that be a workable approach?

I think so.

For bug fixes, it'll probably be good to make sure there's always a
PR in bugzilla to point at, even if we still give a short description
of the bug in the release notes in addition to the PR number / link.

-- 
Pedro Alves


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