Re: When may I close a 5.1.1 PR?

[Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at cygnus dot com>]

> So last week I filed this PR:
> 
>   http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?database=gdb&cmd=view&pr=334
> 
> This is a test failure in 5.1.1, but it is fixed in gdb HEAD (the mainline).
> 
> As a general question, when is a good time to close a PR that is fixed
> in the mainline but not in the 5.1 branches:
> 
>   . after gdb 5.2 is released?
>   . after gdb 5.2 is branched?
>   . as soon as the bug is fixed in mainline?
> 
> I'll be happy to do whatever the voices in my mailbox tell me.  :)

I'm just happy to see the problem and fix recorded.  Probably close it 
since I assume no one has any intention of fixing it on the branch.

--

As an aside, I've been wondering what to do with the page:
http://sources.redhat.com/gdb/bugs/
I was thinking that it should just jump to the bug database.  However, 
looking around I've noticed that other projects have (for an equivalent 
page) used it to ``educate'' the reader as to how to submit a better bug 
report and where to find potential fixes..  I'm not sure we want to go 
down that path.  However, having the gdb/bugs/ page draw peoples 
attention to the current sources (http://sources.redhat.com/gdb/current) 
could help.

thoughts?
Andrew