Re: gdb from testing for jessie?
Hi,
>Do you think it makes sense to include a newer gdb version into
>jessie-backports?
yes, I think it makes sense, but... read below :)
>What steps do I need to take to help make it happen?
talk with the maintainers, or find somebody willing to maintain it for the whole
Jessie lifespan
>My reasons for backporting:
>gdb 7.7.1 crashes when I try to debug our companies C++ application
>(endless recursion when demangling). I think this is caused by [1].
>This bug has been fixed in gdb 7.10.1, and 7.11.1 seems to work fine.
>There are also several bugreports against the gdb Debian packages
>mentioning segfaults or crashes during demangling (e.g.: 760978,
>755999, 772039).
>
>[1] https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61321
This isn't to me the kind of bugs that should be fixed with a backport.
If the bug is in stable, you need to extract a patch and ask release team
to unblock the fix (if they agree of course)
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.html#upload-stable
Fixing stable bugs with backports is not the best way, since backports are usually
used to bring new features to stable users.
Gianfranco
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