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Re: DELAYED: GDB 6.7 branch creation scheduled June 25th


 > > If you're saying branch and then fix before the release, there doesn't
 > > seem much point in testing until all the fixes are in.  So where's the
 > > gain in branching early?
 > 
 > I disagree with the assumption that we are branching "early". We are
 > branching, because we need to branch to make a release. If the fix
 > for the bug doesn't make it before the branch is done, then we'll
 > just port the fix to the branch. If during testing we discover that
 > there is a significant issue, then we just delay the release.

You've not really answered my question but the prerogative is yours, of
course.  Once the branch is made, I might miss the announcement for the
imminent release, so I would only ask that the bug I have reported:

http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb/2007-06/msg00022.html

is indeed fixed before the release.

-- 
Nick                                           http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob


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