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Re: gdb/49
- To: kettenis at gnu dot org
- Subject: Re: gdb/49
- From: Mark Kettenis <kettenis at science dot uva dot nl>
- Date: 3 May 2001 16:48:00 -0000
- Cc: gdb-prs at sources dot redhat dot com,
- Reply-To: Mark Kettenis <kettenis at science dot uva dot nl>
The following reply was made to PR gdb/49; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Mark Kettenis <kettenis@science.uva.nl>
To: gdb-gnats@sources.redhat.com, kettenis@gnu.org, wtw@netapp.com
Cc:
Subject: Re: gdb/49
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 18:39:36 +0200 (MET DST)
I'm afraid I must dissappoint you. The linux-threads has been
replaced by lin-threads for a reason: It's a maintenance nightmare,
since it had to be updated for every new release of the LinuxThreads
library. And maintaining two versions of code that provides similar
functionality (from the view of an ordinary Linux developer) is
considered a waste of effort. So I don't think any of the regular GDB
hackers is willing to put any time in reviving the linux-threads
code. Of course you're free to work on the code yourself, and if the
changes look reasonable and are not too intrusive I'm willing to
check them in for you. But I must warn you beforehand that I'm not
likely to include any changes for a home-grown threads library. Such
changes are best kept in a local patch.
Mark