Re: [PATCH][PR build/23568] Fix gdb-7.12.1 MinGW/MSYS build issue

[Pedro Alves <palves at redhat dot com>]

On 08/29/2018 05:59 PM, SiZiOUS wrote:
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> But in fact, GDB 7.11.1 is confirmed to work. As this version isn't compiling under MinGW for some reason, I updated to the latest 7.x version, and the only issue I had was this little build problem.
> I've not tested GDB now, so I don't know if it's work or not with the Dreamcast.
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> For the 8.x, I opened a bug about building on MinGW, but seems to be a similar reason.

I think you're confused with GDB's release numbering.
The set of 7.x releases are not all part of a single maintenance "gdb 7"
tree/family. Likewise, set of 8.x releases are not all part of a
single maintenance "gdb 8" tree/family.  I.e., 7.12 is not a maintenance
release of 7.11.  7.11 is not a maintenance release of 7.10.  etc.

GDB 7.12 was just as much of an increase over 7.11, as 8.0 was over 7.12.
It just happened that when we got all the way up to "12" we though that
that would be a good time to roll over to 8.0, because small numbers are
nice.

Maintenance bugfix releases are instead the z in x.y.z, as in
7.11.1, 7.11.2, etc.

Currently, we're about to release gdb 8.2, so the 8.2.x branch
in git is open for regression bugfixes.  Build fixes like yours
would be a good fit too.  It's possible to merge fixes to older
branches, but it's not very usual.  As we move on to newer
releases, the older branches tend to become unmaintained.

Thanks,
Pedro Alves