Re: [RFC] Remove ARI GNU/Linux rule (was: New ARI warning Tue Feb 5 02:01:10 UTC 2013 in -D 2013-02-05-gmt)

[Joel Brobecker <brobecker at adacore dot com>]

>   As announced in the previous email,
> I would like to rediscuss the question 
> about removing the GNU/Linux rule.

I cannot approve by myself, but I agree with removing the rule.
This rule has caused way to much work already, and I do not think
it helps anything.

> 2013-02-06  Pierre Muller  <muller@sourceware.org>
> 
>         * contrib/ari/gdb_ari.sh (GNU/Linux rule): Remove.
> 
> Index: contrib/ari/gdb_ari.sh
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/contrib/ari/gdb_ari.sh,v
> retrieving revision 1.7
> diff -u -p -r1.7 gdb_ari.sh
> --- contrib/ari/gdb_ari.sh      1 Jan 2013 06:32:56 -0000       1.7
> +++ contrib/ari/gdb_ari.sh      6 Feb 2013 10:01:03 -0000
> @@ -257,21 +257,6 @@ BEGIN {
> 
>  # Things in comments
> 
> -BEGIN { doc["GNU/Linux"] = "\
> -Do not use `Linux'\'', instead use `Linux kernel'\'' or `GNU/Linux
> system'\'';\
> - comments should clearly differentiate between the two (this test assumes
> that\
> - word `Linux'\'' appears on the same line as the word `GNU'\'' or
> `kernel'\''\
> - or a kernel version"
> -    category["GNU/Linux"] = ari_comment
> -}
> -/(^|[^_[:alnum:]])Linux([^_[:alnum:]]|$)/ \
> -&& !/(^|[^_[:alnum:]])Linux\[sic\]([^_[:alnum:]]|$)/ \
> -&& !/(^|[^_[:alnum:]])GNU\/Linux([^_[:alnum:]]|$)/ \
> -&& !/(^|[^_[:alnum:]])Linux kernel([^_[:alnum:]]|$)/ \
> -&& !/(^|[^_[:alnum:]])Linux [[:digit:]]\.[[:digit:]]+)/ {
> -    fail("GNU/Linux")
> -}
> -
>  BEGIN { doc["ARGSUSED"] = "\
>  Do not use ARGSUSED, unnecessary"
>      category["ARGSUSED"] = ari_regression
> 
> 
> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De?: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org [mailto:gdb-patches-
> > owner@sourceware.org] De la part de Pierre Muller
> > Envoyé?: mercredi 6 février 2013 10:59
> > À?: 'Sergio Durigan Junior'; gdb-patches@sourceware.org
> > Objet?: RE: New ARI warning Tue Feb 5 02:01:10 UTC 2013 in -D
> 2013-02-05-gmt
> > 
> >   This issue has been discussed partly
> > already in the thread:
> > 
> > http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2009-04/msg00286.html
> > 
> > But I don't think that we really reached the point
> > to agree that we should simply completely remove this
> > rule.
> > 
> >   I will resubmit the removal as a separate email
> > to see if we can agree on it.
> > 
> > 
> > Pierre
> > as ARI maintainer
> > 
> > 
> > > -----Message d'origine-----
> > > De?: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org [mailto:gdb-patches-
> > > owner@sourceware.org] De la part de Sergio Durigan Junior
> > > Envoyé?: mercredi 6 février 2013 03:05
> > > À?: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
> > > Objet?: Re: New ARI warning Tue Feb 5 02:01:10 UTC 2013 in -D
> > 2013-02-05-gmt
> > >
> > > On Tuesday, February 05 2013, GDB Administrator wrote:
> > >
> > > >> gdb/gdbarch.h:740: comment: GNU/Linux: Do not use 'Linux', instead
> use
> > > 'Linux kernel' or 'GNU/Linux system'; comments should clearly
> > differentiate
> > > between the two (this test assumes that word 'Linux' appears on the same
> > > line as the word 'GNU' or 'kernel' or a kernel version
> > > > gdb/gdbarch.h:740:/* The elfcore writer hook to use to write Linux
> > > prpsinfo notes to core
> > > >> gdb/gdbarch.h:741: comment: GNU/Linux: Do not use 'Linux', instead
> use
> > > 'Linux kernel' or 'GNU/Linux system'; comments should clearly
> > differentiate
> > > between the two (this test assumes that word 'Linux' appears on the same
> > > line as the word 'GNU' or 'kernel' or a kernel version
> > > > gdb/gdbarch.h:741:   files.  Most Linux architectures use the same
> > > prpsinfo32 or
> > > >> gdb/gdbarch.h:743: comment: GNU/Linux: Do not use 'Linux', instead
> use
> > > 'Linux kernel' or 'GNU/Linux system'; comments should clearly
> > differentiate
> > > between the two (this test assumes that word 'Linux' appears on the same
> > > line as the word 'GNU' or 'kernel' or a kernel version
> > > > gdb/gdbarch.h:743:   call the Linux generic routines in bfd to write
> > > prpsinfo notes by
> > > > 556a562
> > >
> > > These were introduced by the PRPSINFO patches, but I don't agree with
> > > them (and don't see an elegant way to fix them).  Is there any way to
> > > silent those warnings?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Sergio
> 

-- 
Joel