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5.1.1 commit policy
- From: Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at cygnus dot com>
- To: gdb at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 02:24:12 -0500
- Subject: 5.1.1 commit policy
Same rules as for 5.1 apply :-)
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb/2001-07/msg00418.html
> There, er, is no 5.1 branch commit policy. Instead the MAINTAINERS file
> still holds.
>
> The only things I ask are:
>
> o
> don't fix something on the branch
> unless/until it is also fixed in
> the trunk. If this isn't possible
> then I think a mention in the
> gdb/README file is better.
>
> o
> try criteria like:
> - does it fix a build build
> - does does it fix break main,
> run on a static binary
>
> o
> only propose changes to core-gdb
> after you've sent individual
> bribes to all the people listed
> in the MAINTAINERS file :-)
>
> o
> the further you are away from
> core-gdb then the less likely
> that it will worry me (i.e. target
> specific code).
>
> enjoy,
> Andrew
>
>
looks like some fixes for HP/UX at least will be available. That top
level tweek, for instance, can probably be put onto the branch.
Andrew
PS: If you need to send a bribe, I've organied a credit card facility -
dial +1 555 123 4567 and just follow the prompts ;-)