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v3 G++ ABI and testing
- To: GDB Discussion <gdb at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
- Subject: v3 G++ ABI and testing
- From: Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at cygnus dot com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 01:37:26 +1100
Hello,
One issue identified by Dan in a recent C++ discussion was GCC 3.0 and
its new C++ ABI (now referred to as the v3 ABI).
Dan expressed concern at the amount of work required to both track this
evolving ABI while, at the same time, fix bugs in the existing C++ ABIs.
I agree with Dan's concern and think that, rather than have GDB
constantly chasing after GCC, the GDB group should pursue a strategy
that helps the GCC people recognize (and possibly fix :-) the effect any
changes have on GDB.
With that in mind I'd like to suggest the following:
o Per a face-to-face discussion several
months ago between a number of maintainers
a test framework so that testresults
can be published and analysed.
I believe CGF was investigating this
and, apparently, the java group have
already done most of the work.
o A read-only GDB+BINUTILS+DEJAGNU+GCC
repository so that integration testing
is easier.
I've a feeling that this has already
been done.
o make ``reasonable'' support for the
v3 G++ ABI a GDB-5.2 release criteria.
GDB-5.1 could have some level of support
but no guarantees :-)
Hopefully these general changes will encourage more people to contribute
to GDB and its C++ support. To look at it another way, the objective is
to do an ``expand circle'' operation, increasing the total number of
people contributing to GDB.
thoughts,
Andrew