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========= Binutils Maintainers =========
This is the list of individuals responsible for maintenance and update
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of the GNU Binary Utilities project. This includes the linker (ld),
the assembler (gas), the profiler (gprof), a whole suite of other
programs (binutils) and the libraries that they use (bfd and
opcodes). This project shares a common set of header files with the
GCC and GDB projects (include), so maintainership of those files is
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shared amoungst the projects.
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The home page for binutils is:
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http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/binutils.html
and patches should be sent to:
binutils@sourceware.org
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with "[Patch]" as part of the subject line. Note - patches to the
top level config.guess and config.sub scripts should be sent to:
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config-patches@gnu.org
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and not to the binutils lists. Patches to the other top level
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configure files (configure, configure.in, config-ml.in) should
be sent to the binutils lists, and copied to the gcc and gdb
lists as well (gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org and
gdb-patches@sourceware.org).
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--------- Blanket Write Privs ---------
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The following people have permission to check patches into the
repository without obtaining approval first:
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Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> (head maintainer)
Richard Henderson <rth@redhat.com>
Ian Lance Taylor <ian@airs.com>
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Jeff Law <law@redhat.com>
Jim Wilson <wilson@tuliptree.org>
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DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
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Michael Meissner <gnu@the-meissners.org>
Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>
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Richard Sandiford <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
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--------- Maintainers ---------
Maintainers are individuals who are responsible for, and have
permission to check in changes in, certain subsets of the code. Note
that maintainers still need approval to check in changes outside of
the immediate domain that they maintain.
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If there is no maintainer for a given domain then the responsibility
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falls to the head maintainer (above). If there are several
maintainers for a given domain then responsibility falls to the first
maintainer. The first maintainer is free to devolve that
responsibility among the other maintainers.
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ALPHA Richard Henderson <rth@redhat.com>
AARCH64 Richard Earnshaw <rearnsha@arm.com>
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ARM Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
ARM Richard Earnshaw <rearnsha@arm.com>
ARM Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
ARM (Symbian) Mark Mitchell <mark@codesourcery.com>
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AVR Denis Chertykov <denisc@overta.ru>
AVR Marek Michalkiewicz <marekm@amelek.gda.pl>
BFIN Jie Zhang <jzhang918@gmail.com>
2005-10-24 18:23:27 +00:00
BFIN Bernd Schmidt <bernd.schmidt@analog.com>
BFIN Mike Frysinger <michael.frysinger@analog.com>
BUILD SYSTEM Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>
CR16 M R Swami Reddy <MR.Swami.Reddy@nsc.com>
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CRIS Hans-Peter Nilsson <hp@axis.com>
CRX M R Swami Reddy <MR.Swami.Reddy@nsc.com>
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DLX Nikolaos Kavvadias <nkavv@physics.auth.gr>
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DWARF2 Jason Merrill <jason@redhat.com>
DWARF2 Jakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com>
EPIPHANY Joern Rennecke <joern.rennecke@embecosm.com>
FR30 Dave Brolley <brolley@redhat.com>
FRV Dave Brolley <brolley@redhat.com>
FRV Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com>
H8300 Prafulla Thakare <prafulla.thakare@kpitcummins.com>
HPPA Dave Anglin <dave.anglin@nrc.ca>
HPPA elf32 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
2002-08-23 07:34:44 +00:00
HPPA elf64 Jeff Law <law@redhat.com> [Basic maintainance only]
IA-64 Jim Wilson <wilson@tuliptree.org>
IQ2000 Stan Cox <scox@redhat.com>
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i860 Jason Eckhardt <jle@rice.edu>
ix86 H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
ix86 PE Christopher Faylor <me+binutils@cgf.cx>
ix86 COFF DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
ix86 PE/COFF Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
ix86 INTEL MODE Jan Beulich <jbeulich@novell.com>
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LM32 Jon Beniston <jon@beniston.com>
M32R Doug Evans <dje@sebabeach.org>
M68HC11 M68HC12 Stephane Carrez <Stephane.Carrez@gmail.com>
M68HC11 M68HC12 Sean Keys <skeys@ipdatasys.com>
M88k Mark Kettenis <kettenis@gnu.org>
MACH-O Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
MAXQ Inderpreet Singh <inderpreetb@noida.hcltech.com>
MEP Dave Brolley <brolley@redhat.com>
Add support for Xilinx MicroBlaze processor. * bfd/Makefile.am: Add cpu-microblaze.{lo,c}, elf32-microblaze.{lo,c}. * bfd/Makefile.in: Same. * bfd/archures.c: Add bfd_arch_microblaze. * bfd/bfd-in2.h: Regenerate. * bfd/config.bfd: Add microblaze target. * bfd/configure: Add bfd_elf32_microblaze_vec target. * bfd/configure.in: Same. * bfd/cpu-microblaze.c: New. * bfd/elf32-microblaze.c: New. * bfd/libbfd-in.h: Add prototype _bfd_dwarf2_fixup_section_debug_loc(). * bfd/libbfd.h: Regenerate. * bfd/reloc.c: Add MICROBLAZE relocations. * bfd/section.c: Add struct relax_table and relax_count to section. * bfd/targets.c: Add bfd_elf32_microblaze_vec. * binutils/MAINTAINERS: Add self as maintainer. * binutils/readelf.c: Include elf/microblaze.h, add EM_MICROBLAZE & EM_MICROBLAZE_OLD to guess_is_rela(), dump_relocations(), get_machine_name(). * config.sub: Add microblaze target. * configure: Same. * configure.ac: Same. * gas/Makefile.am: add microblaze to CPU_TYPES, config/tc-microblaze.c to TARGET_CPU_CFILES, config/tc-microblaze.h to TARGET_CPU_HFILES, add DEP_microblaze_elf target. * gas/Makefile.in: Same. * gas/config/tc-microblaze.c: Add MicroBlaze assembler. * gas/config/tc-microblaze.h: Add header for tc-microblaze.c. * gas/configure: Add microblaze target. * gas/configure.in: Same. * gas/configure.tgt: Same. * gas/doc/Makefile.am: Add c-microblaze.texi to CPU_DOCS. * gas/doc/Makefile.in: Same. * gas/doc/all.texi: Set MICROBLAZE. * gas/doc/as.texinfo: Add MicroBlaze doc links. * gas/doc/c-microblaze.texi: New MicroBlaze docs. * include/dis-asm.h: Decl print_insn_microblaze(). * include/elf/common.h: Define EM_MICROBLAZE & EM_MICROBLAZE_OLD. * include/elf/microblaze.h: New reloc definitions. * ld/Makefile.am: Add eelf32mb_linux.o, eelf32microblaze.o to ALL_EMULATIONS, targets. * ld/Makefile.in: Same. * ld/configure.tgt: Add microblaze*-linux*, microblaze* targets. * ld/emulparams/elf32mb_linux.sh: New. * ld/emulparams/elf32microblaze.sh. New. * ld/scripttempl/elfmicroblaze.sc: New. * opcodes/Makefile.am: Add microblaze-opc.h to HFILES, microblaze-dis.c to CFILES, microblaze-dis.lo to ALL_MACHINES, targets. * opcodes/Makefile.in: Same. * opcodes/configure: Add bfd_microblaze_arch target. * opcodes/configure.in: Same. * opcodes/disassemble.c: Define ARCH_microblaze, return print_insn_microblaze(). * opcodes/microblaze-dis.c: New MicroBlaze disassembler. * opcodes/microblaze-opc.h: New MicroBlaze opcode definitions. * opcodes/microblaze-opcm.h: New MicroBlaze opcode types.
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MICROBLAZE Michael Eager <eager@eagercon.com>
MIPS Eric Christopher <echristo@apple.com>
MMIX Hans-Peter Nilsson <hp@bitrange.com>
MN10300 Eric Christopher <echristo@apple.com>
MN10300 Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com>
2009-04-24 11:41:40 +00:00
Moxie Anthony Green <green@moxielogic.com>
MSP430 Dmitry Diky <diwil@spec.ru>
NetBSD support Matt Thomas <matt@netbsd.org>
PPC Geoff Keating <geoffk@geoffk.org>
PPC Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
PPC vector ext Aldy Hernandez <aldyh@redhat.com>
[.] * configure.ac (rl78-*-*) New case. * configure: Regenerate. [bfd] * Makefile.am (ALL_MACHINES): Add cpu-rl78.lo. (ALL_MACHINES_CFILES): Add cpu-rl78.c. (BFD32_BACKENDS): Add elf32-rl78.lo. (BFD32_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add elf32-rl78.c. (Makefile.in): Regenerate. * archures.c (bfd_architecture): Define bfd_arch_rl78. (bfd_archures_list): Add bfd_rl78_arch. * config.bfd: Add rl78-*-elf. * configure.in: Add bfd_elf32_rl78_vec. * reloc.c (bfd_reloc_code_type): Add BFD_RELOC_RL78_* relocations. * targets.c (bfd_target_vector): Add bfd_elf32_rl78_vec. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate. * configure: Regenerate. * libbfd.h: Regenerate. * cpu-rl78.c: New file. * elf32-rl78.c: New file. [binutils] * readelf.c: Include elf/rl78.h (guess_is_rela): Handle EM_RL78. (dump_relocations): Likewise. (get_machine_name): Likewise. (is_32bit_abs_reloc): Likewise. * NEWS: Mention addition of RL78 support. * MAINTAINERS: Add myself as RL78 port maintainer. [gas] * Makefile.am (TARGET_CPU_CFILES): Add tc-rl78.c. (TARGET_CPU_HFILES): Add rc-rl78.h. (EXTRA_DIST): Add rl78-parse.c and rl78-parse.y. (rl78-parse.c, rl78-parse.h, rl78-parse.o, rl78-defs.h): New rules. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * configure.in: Add rl78 case. * configure: Regenerate. * configure.tgt: Add rl78 case. * config/rl78-defs.h: New file. * config/rl78-parse.y: New file. * config/tc-rl78.c: New file. * config/tc-rl78.h: New file. * NEWS: Add Renesas RL78. * doc/Makefile.am (c-rl78.texi): New. * doc/Makefile.in: Likewise. * doc/all.texi: Enable it. * doc/as.texi: Add it. [include] * dis-asm.h (print_insn_rl78): Declare. [include/elf] * common.h (EM_RL78, EM_78K0R): New. * rl78.h: New. [include/opcode] * rl78.h: New file. [ld] * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add eelf32rl78.c. (+eelf32rl78.c): New rule. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * configure.tgt: Add rl78-*-* case. * emulparams/elf32rl78.sh: New file. * NEWS: Mention addition of Renesas RL78 support. [opcodes] * Makefile.am (TARGET_LIBOPCODES_CFILES): Add rl78-decode.c and rl78-dis.c. (MAINTAINERCLEANFILES): Add rl78-decode.c. (rl78-decode.c): New rule, built from rl78-decode.opc and opc2c. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * configure.in: Add bfd_rl78_arch case. * configure: Regenerate. * disassemble.c: Define ARCH_rl78. (disassembler): Add ARCH_rl78 case. * rl78-decode.c: New file. * rl78-decode.opc: New file. * rl78-dis.c: New file.
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RL78 DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
bfd * Makefile.am (ALL_MACHINES): Add cpu-rx.lo. (ALL_MACHINES_CFILES): Add cpu-rx.c. (BFD32_BACKENDS): Add elf32-rx.lo. (BFD32_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add elf32-rx.c. * archures.c (bfd_architecture): Add bfd_arch_rx and bfd_mach_rx. Export bfd_rx_arch. (bfd_archures_list): Add bfd_rx_arch. * config.bfd: Add entry for rx-*-elf. * configure.in: Add entries for bfd_elf32_rx_le_vec and bfd_elf32_rx_be_vec. * reloc.c: Add RX relocations. * targets.c: Add RX target vectors. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate. * configure: Regenerate. * libbfd.h: Regenerate. * cpu-rx.c: New file. * elf32-rx.c: New file. binutils * readelf.c: Add support for RX target. * MAINTAINERS: Add DJ and NickC as maintainers for RX. gas * Makefile.am: Add RX target. * configure.in: Likewise. * configure.tgt: Likewise. * read.c (do_repeat_with_expander): New function. * read.h: Provide a prototype for do_repeat_with_expander. * doc/Makefile.am: Add RX target documentation. * doc/all.texi: Likewise. * doc/as.texinfo: Likewise. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * NEWS: Mention support for RX architecture. * configure: Regenerate. * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate. * config/rx-defs.h: New file. * config/rx-parse.y: New file. * config/tc-rx.h: New file. * config/tc-rx.c: New file. * doc/c-rx.texi: New file. gas/testsuite * gas/rx: New directory. * gas/rx/*: New set of test cases. * gas/elf/section2.e-rx: New expected output file. * gas/all/gas.exp: Add support for RX target. * gas/elf/elf.exp: Likewise. * gas/lns/lns.exp: Likewise. * gas/macros/macros.exp: Likewise. include * dis-asm.h: Add prototype for print_insn_rx. include/elf * rx.h: New file. include/opcode * rx.h: New file. ld * Makefile.am: Add rules to build RX emulation. * configure.tgt: Likewise. * NEWS: Mention support for RX architecture. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * emulparams/elf32rx.sh: New file. * emultempl/rxelf.em: New file. opcodes * Makefile.am: Add RX files. * configure.in: Add support for RX target. * disassemble.c: Likewise. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * configure: Regenerate. * opc2c.c: New file. * rx-decode.c: New file. * rx-decode.opc: New file. * rx-dis.c: New file.
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RX DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
RX Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
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s390, s390x Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
SCORE Mei Ligang <ligang@sunnorth.com.cn>
SH Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com>
SH Kaz Kojima <kkojima@rr.iij4u.or.jp>
SPARC David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
SPU Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
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TIC4X Svein Seldal <svein@dev.seldal.com>
TIC54X Timothy Wall <twall@alum.mit.edu>
bfd: * Makefile.am (ALL_MACHINES): Add cpu-tic6x.lo. (ALL_MACHINES_CFILES): Add cpu-tic6x.c. (BFD32_BACKENDS): Add elf32-tic6x.lo. (BFD32_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add elf32-tic6x.c. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * archures.c (bfd_arch_tic6x, bfd_tic6x_arch): New. (bfd_archures_list): Update. * config.bfd (tic6x-*-elf): New. * configure.in (bfd_elf32_tic6x_be_vec, bfd_elf32_tic6x_le_vec): New. * configure: Regenerate. * cpu-tic6x.c, elf32-tic6x.c: New. * reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_C6000_PCR_S21, BFD_RELOC_C6000_PCR_S12, BFD_RELOC_C6000_PCR_S10, BFD_RELOC_C6000_PCR_S7, BFD_RELOC_C6000_ABS_S16, BFD_RELOC_C6000_ABS_L16, BFD_RELOC_C6000_ABS_H16, BFD_RELOC_C6000_SBR_U15_B, BFD_RELOC_C6000_SBR_U15_H, BFD_RELOC_C6000_SBR_U15_W, BFD_RELOC_C6000_SBR_S16, BFD_RELOC_C6000_SBR_L16_B, BFD_RELOC_C6000_SBR_L16_H, BFD_RELOC_C6000_SBR_L16_W, BFD_RELOC_C6000_SBR_H16_B, BFD_RELOC_C6000_SBR_H16_H, BFD_RELOC_C6000_SBR_H16_W, BFD_RELOC_C6000_SBR_GOT_U15_W, BFD_RELOC_C6000_SBR_GOT_L16_W, BFD_RELOC_C6000_SBR_GOT_H16_W, BFD_RELOC_C6000_DSBT_INDEX, BFD_RELOC_C6000_PREL31, BFD_RELOC_C6000_COPY, BFD_RELOC_C6000_ALIGN, BFD_RELOC_C6000_FPHEAD, BFD_RELOC_C6000_NOCMP): New. * targets.c (bfd_elf32_tic6x_be_vec, bfd_elf32_tic6x_le_vec): New. (_bfd_target_vector): Update. * bfd-in2.h, libbfd.h: Regenerate. binutils: * MAINTAINERS: Add self as TI C6X maintainer. * NEWS: Add news entry for TI C6X support. * readelf.c: Include elf/tic6x.h. (guess_is_rela): Handle EM_TI_C6000. (dump_relocations): Likewise. (get_tic6x_dynamic_type): New. (get_dynamic_type): Call it. (get_machine_flags): Handle EF_C6000_REL. (get_osabi_name): Handle machine-specific values only for relevant machines. Handle C6X values. (get_tic6x_segment_type): New. (get_segment_type): Call it. (get_tic6x_section_type_name): New. (get_section_type_name): Call it. (is_32bit_abs_reloc, is_16bit_abs_reloc, is_none_reloc): Handle EM_TI_C6000. gas: * Makefile.am (TARGET_CPU_CFILES): Add config/tc-tic6x.c. (TARGET_CPU_HFILES): Add config/tc-tic6x.h. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * NEWS: Add news entry for TI C6X support. * app.c (do_scrub_chars): Handle "||^" for TI C6X. Handle TC_PREDICATE_START_CHAR and TC_PREDICATE_END_CHAR. Keep spaces in operands if TC_KEEP_OPERAND_SPACES. * configure.tgt (tic6x-*-*): New. * config/tc-ia64.h (TC_PREDICATE_START_CHAR, TC_PREDICATE_END_CHAR): Define. * config/tc-tic6x.c, config/tc-tic6x.h: New. * doc/Makefile.am (CPU_DOCS): Add c-tic6x.texi. * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate. * doc/all.texi (TIC6X): Define. * doc/as.texinfo: Add TI C6X documentation. Include c-tic6x.texi. * doc/c-tic6x.texi: New. gas/testsuite: * gas/tic6x: New directory and testcases. include: * dis-asm.h (print_insn_tic6x): Declare. include/elf: * common.h (ELFOSABI_C6000_ELFABI, ELFOSABI_C6000_LINUX): Define. * tic6x.h: New. include/opcode: * tic6x-control-registers.h, tic6x-insn-formats.h, tic6x-opcode-table.h, tic6x.h: New. ld: * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATIONS): Add eelf32_tic6x_be.o and eelf32_tic6x_le.o. (eelf32_tic6x_be.c, eelf32_tic6x_le.c): New. * NEWS: Add news entry for TI C6X support. * configure.tgt (tic6x-*-*): New. * emulparams/elf32_tic6x_be.sh, emulparams/elf32_tic6x_le.sh: New. ld/testsuite: * ld-elf/flags1.d, ld-elf/merge.d: XFAIL for tic6x-*-*. * ld-elf/sec-to-seg.exp: Set B_test_same_seg to 0 for tic6x-*-*. * ld-tic6x: New directory and testcases. opcodes: * Makefile.am (TARGET_LIBOPCODES_CFILES): Add tic6x-dis.c. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * configure.in (bfd_tic6x_arch): New. * configure: Regenerate. * disassemble.c (ARCH_tic6x): Define if ARCH_all. (disassembler): Handle TI C6X. * tic6x-dis.c: New.
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TIC6X Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
TILE-Gx Walter Lee <walt@tilera.com>
TILEPro Walter Lee <walt@tilera.com>
VAX Matt Thomas <matt@netbsd.org>
VAX Jan-Benedict Glaw <jbglaw@lug-owl.de>
VMS Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
x86_64 Jan Hubicka <jh@suse.cz>
x86_64 Andreas Jaeger <aj@suse.de>
x86_64 H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
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XCOFF Richard Sandiford <r.sandiford@uk.ibm.com>
XGATE Sean Keys <skeys@ipdatasys.com>
Xtensa Sterling Augustine <augustine.sterling@gmail.com>
2005-11-21 13:43:33 +00:00
z80 Arnold Metselaar <arnold.metselaar@planet.nl>
z8k Christian Groessler <chris@groessler.org>
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--------- CGEN Maintainers -------------
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CGEN is a tool for building, amongst other things, assemblers,
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disassemblers and simulators from a single description of a CPU.
It creates files in several of the binutils directories, but it
is mentioned here since there is a single group that maintains
CGEN and the files that it creates.
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If you have CGEN related problems you can send email to;
cgen@sourceware.org
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The current CGEN maintainers are:
Doug Evans, Frank Eigler
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--------- Write After Approval ---------
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Individuals with "write after approval" have the ability to check in
changes, but they must get approval for each change from someone in
one of the above lists (blanket write or maintainers).
[It's a huge list, folks. You know who you are. If you have the
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*ability* to do binutils checkins, you're in this group. Just
remember to get approval before checking anything in.]
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------------- Obvious Fixes -------------
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Fixes for obvious mistakes do not need approval, and can be checked in
right away, but the patch should still be sent to the binutils list.
The definition of obvious is a bit hazy, and if you are not sure, then
you should seek approval first. Obvious fixes include fixes for
spelling mistakes, blatantly incorrect code (where the correct code is
also blatantly obvious), and so on. Obvious fixes should always be
small, the larger they are, the more likely it is that they contain
some un-obvious side effect or consequence.
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--------- Branch Checkins ---------
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If a patch is approved for check in to the mainline sources, it can
also be checked into the current release branch. Normally however
only bug fixes should be applied to the branch. New features, new
ports, etc, should be restricted to the mainline. (Otherwise the
burden of maintaining the branch in sync with the mainline becomes too
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great). If you are uncertain as to whether a patch is appropriate for
the branch, ask the branch maintainer. This is:
Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
-------- Testsuites ---------------
In general patches to any of the binutils testsuites should be
considered generic and sent to the binutils mailing list for
approval. Patches to target specific tests are the responsibility the
relevent port maintainer(s), and can be approved/checked in by them.
Other testsuite patches need the approval of a blanket-write-priveleges
person.
-------- Configure patches ----------
Patches to the top level configure files (config.sub & config.guess)
are not the domain of the binutils project and they cannot be approved
by the binutils group. Instead they should be submitted to the config
maintainer at:
config-patches@gnu.org
--------- Creating Branches ---------
Anyone with at least write-after-approval access may create a branch
to use for their own development purposes. In keeping with FSF
policies, all patches applied to such a branch must come from people
with appropriate copyright assignments on file. All legal
requirements that would apply to any other contribution apply equally
to contributions on a branch.
Before creating the branch, you should select a name for the branch of
the form:
binutils-<org>-<name>
where "org" is the initials of your organization, or your own initials
if you are acting as an individual. For example, for a branch created
by The GNUDist Company, "tgc" would be an appropriate choice for
"org". It's up to each organization to select an appropriate choice
for "name"; some organizations may use more structure than others, so
"name" may contain additional hyphens.
Suppose that The GNUDist Company was creating a branch to develop a
port of Binutils to the FullMonty processor. Then, an appropriate
choice of branch name would be:
binutils-tgc-fm
2007-09-25 15:23:28 +00:00
A date stamp is not required as part of the name field, but some
organizations like to have one. If you do include the date, you
should follow these rules:
1. The date should be the date that the branch was created.
2. The date should be numerical and in the form YYYYMMDD.
For example:
binutils-tgc-fm_20050101
would be appropriate if the branch was created on January 1st, 2005.
Having selected the branch name, create the branch as follows:
1. Check out binutils, so that you have a CVS checkout corresponding
to the initial state of your branch.
2. Create a tag:
cvs tag binutils-<org>-<name>-branchpoint
That tag will allow you, and others, to easily determine what's
changed on the branch relative to the initial state.
3. Create the branch:
cvs rtag -b -r binutils-<org>-<name>-branchpoint \
binutils-<org>-<name>-branch
4. Document the branch:
Add a description of the branch to binutils/BRANCHES, and check
that file in. All branch descriptions should be added to the
HEAD revision of the file; it doesn't help to modify
binutils/BRANCHES on a branch!
Please do not commit any patches to a branch you did not create
without the explicit permission of the person who created the branch.