========= Binutils Maintainers =========
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========= Binutils Maintainers =========
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This is the list of individuals responsible for maintenance and update
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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),
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of the GNU Binary Utilities project. This includes the linker (ld),
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the assembler (gas), the profiler (gprof), a whole suite of other
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the assembler (gas), the profiler (gprof), a whole suite of other
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programs (binutils) and the libraries that they use (bfd and
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programs (binutils) and the libraries that they use (bfd and
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opcodes). This project shares a common set of header files with the
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opcodes). This project shares a common set of header files with the
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GCC and GDB projects (include), so maintainership of those files is
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GCC and GDB projects (include), so maintainership of those files is
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shared amoungst the projects.
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shared amoungst the projects.
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The home page for binutils is:
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The home page for binutils is:
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http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/binutils.html
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http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/binutils.html
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and patches should be sent to:
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and patches should be sent to:
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binutils@sourceware.org
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binutils@sourceware.org
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with "[Patch]" as part of the subject line. Note - patches to the
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with "[Patch]" as part of the subject line. Note - patches to the
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top level config.guess and config.sub scripts should be sent to:
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top level config.guess and config.sub scripts should be sent to:
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config-patches@gnu.org
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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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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
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configure files (configure, configure.in, config-ml.in) should
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be sent to the binutils lists, and copied to the gcc and gdb
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be sent to the binutils lists, and copied to the gcc and gdb
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lists as well (gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org and
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lists as well (gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org and
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gdb-patches@sourceware.org).
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gdb-patches@sourceware.org).
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--------- Blanket Write Privs ---------
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--------- Blanket Write Privs ---------
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The following people have permission to check patches into the
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The following people have permission to check patches into the
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repository without obtaining approval first:
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repository without obtaining approval first:
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Nick Clifton (head maintainer)
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Nick Clifton (head maintainer)
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Richard Henderson
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Richard Henderson
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Ian Lance Taylor
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Ian Lance Taylor
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Jeff Law
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Jeff Law
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Jim Wilson
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Jim Wilson
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DJ Delorie
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DJ Delorie
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Alan Modra
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Alan Modra
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Michael Meissner
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Michael Meissner
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Daniel Jacobowitz
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Daniel Jacobowitz
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Richard Sandiford
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Richard Sandiford
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--------- Maintainers ---------
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--------- Maintainers ---------
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Maintainers are individuals who are responsible for, and have
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Maintainers are individuals who are responsible for, and have
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permission to check in changes in, certain subsets of the code. Note
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permission to check in changes in, certain subsets of the code. Note
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that maintainers still need approval to check in changes outside of
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that maintainers still need approval to check in changes outside of
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the immediate domain that they maintain.
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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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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
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falls to the head maintainer (above). If there are several
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maintainers for a given domain then responsibility falls to the first
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maintainers for a given domain then responsibility falls to the first
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maintainer. The first maintainer is free to devolve that
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maintainer. The first maintainer is free to devolve that
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responsibility among the other maintainers.
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responsibility among the other maintainers.
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ALPHA Richard Henderson
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ALPHA Richard Henderson
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ARM Nick Clifton
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ARM Nick Clifton
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ARM Richard Earnshaw
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ARM Richard Earnshaw
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ARM Paul Brook
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ARM Paul Brook
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ARM (Symbian) Mark Mitchell
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ARM (Symbian) Mark Mitchell
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AVR Denis Chertykov
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AVR Denis Chertykov
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AVR Marek Michalkiewicz
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AVR Marek Michalkiewicz
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BFIN Jie Zhang
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BFIN Jie Zhang
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BFIN Bernd Schmidt
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BFIN Bernd Schmidt
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BUILD SYSTEM Ben Elliston
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BUILD SYSTEM Ben Elliston
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BUILD SYSTEM Daniel Jacobowitz
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BUILD SYSTEM Daniel Jacobowitz
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CR16 M R Swami Reddy
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CR16 M R Swami Reddy
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CRIS Hans-Peter Nilsson
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CRIS Hans-Peter Nilsson
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CRX M R Swami Reddy
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CRX M R Swami Reddy
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DLX Nikolaos Kavvadias
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DLX Nikolaos Kavvadias
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DWARF2 Jason Merrill
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DWARF2 Jason Merrill
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FR30 Dave Brolley
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FR30 Dave Brolley
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FRV Dave Brolley
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FRV Dave Brolley
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FRV Alexandre Oliva
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FRV Alexandre Oliva
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H8300 Prafulla Thakare
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H8300 Prafulla Thakare
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HPPA Dave Anglin
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HPPA Dave Anglin
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HPPA elf32 Alan Modra
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HPPA elf32 Alan Modra
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HPPA elf64 Jeff Law [Basic maintainance only]
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HPPA elf64 Jeff Law [Basic maintainance only]
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IA-64 Jim Wilson
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IA-64 Jim Wilson
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IQ2000 Stan Cox
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IQ2000 Stan Cox
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i860 Jason Eckhardt
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i860 Jason Eckhardt
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ix86 H.J. Lu
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ix86 H.J. Lu
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ix86 PE Christopher Faylor
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ix86 PE Christopher Faylor
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ix86 COFF DJ Delorie
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ix86 COFF DJ Delorie
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ix86 PE/COFF Dave Korn
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ix86 PE/COFF Dave Korn
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ix86 INTEL MODE Jan Beulich
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ix86 INTEL MODE Jan Beulich
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LM32 Jon Beniston
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LM32 Jon Beniston
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M68HC11 M68HC12 Stephane Carrez
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M68HC11 M68HC12 Stephane Carrez
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M88k Mark Kettenis
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M88k Mark Kettenis
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MACH-O Tristan Gingold
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MACH-O Tristan Gingold
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MAXQ Inderpreet Singh
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MAXQ Inderpreet Singh
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MEP Dave Brolley
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MEP Dave Brolley
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MICROBLAZE Michael Eager
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MICROBLAZE Michael Eager
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MIPS Eric Christopher
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MIPS Eric Christopher
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MMIX Hans-Peter Nilsson
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MMIX Hans-Peter Nilsson
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MN10300 Eric Christopher
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MN10300 Eric Christopher
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MN10300 Alexandre Oliva
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MN10300 Alexandre Oliva
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Moxie Anthony Green
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Moxie Anthony Green
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MSP430 Dmitry Diky
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MSP430 Dmitry Diky
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NetBSD support Matt Thomas
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NetBSD support Matt Thomas
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PPC Geoff Keating
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PPC Geoff Keating
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PPC Alan Modra
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PPC Alan Modra
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PPC vector ext Aldy Hernandez
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PPC vector ext Aldy Hernandez
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s390, s390x Martin Schwidefsky
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s390, s390x Martin Schwidefsky
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SCORE Mei Ligang
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SCORE Mei Ligang
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SH Alexandre Oliva
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SH Alexandre Oliva
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SH Kaz Kojima
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SH Kaz Kojima
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SPARC Jakub Jelinek
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SPARC Jakub Jelinek
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SPU Alan Modra
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SPU Alan Modra
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TESTSUITES Ben Elliston
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TESTSUITES Ben Elliston
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TIC4X Svein Seldal
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TIC4X Svein Seldal
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TIC54X Timothy Wall
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TIC54X Timothy Wall
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VAX Matt Thomas
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VAX Matt Thomas
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VAX Jan-Benedict Glaw
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VAX Jan-Benedict Glaw
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VMS Tristan Gingold
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VMS Tristan Gingold
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x86_64 Jan Hubicka
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x86_64 Jan Hubicka
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x86_64 Andreas Jaeger
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x86_64 Andreas Jaeger
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x86_64 H.J. Lu
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x86_64 H.J. Lu
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XCOFF Richard Sandiford
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XCOFF Richard Sandiford
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Xtensa Sterling Augustine
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Xtensa Sterling Augustine
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z80 Arnold Metselaar
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z80 Arnold Metselaar
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z8k Christian Groessler
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z8k Christian Groessler
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--------- CGEN Maintainers -------------
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--------- CGEN Maintainers -------------
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CGEN is a tool for building, amongst other things, assemblers,
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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.
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disassemblers and simulators from a single description of a CPU.
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It creates files in several of the binutils directories, but it
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It creates files in several of the binutils directories, but it
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is mentioned here since there is a single group that maintains
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is mentioned here since there is a single group that maintains
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CGEN and the files that it creates.
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CGEN and the files that it creates.
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If you have CGEN related problems you can send email to;
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If you have CGEN related problems you can send email to;
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cgen@sourceware.org
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cgen@sourceware.org
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The current CGEN maintainers are:
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The current CGEN maintainers are:
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Doug Evans, Frank Eigler
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Doug Evans, Frank Eigler
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--------- Write After Approval ---------
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--------- Write After Approval ---------
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Individuals with "write after approval" have the ability to check in
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Individuals with "write after approval" have the ability to check in
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changes, but they must get approval for each change from someone in
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changes, but they must get approval for each change from someone in
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one of the above lists (blanket write or maintainers).
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one of the above lists (blanket write or maintainers).
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[It's a huge list, folks. You know who you are. If you have the
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[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
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*ability* to do binutils checkins, you're in this group. Just
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remember to get approval before checking anything in.]
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remember to get approval before checking anything in.]
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------------- Obvious Fixes -------------
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------------- Obvious Fixes -------------
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Fixes for obvious mistakes do not need approval, and can be checked in
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Fixes for obvious mistakes do not need approval, and can be checked in
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right away, but the patch should still be sent to the binutils list.
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right away, but the patch should still be sent to the binutils list.
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The definition of obvious is a bit hazy, and if you are not sure, then
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The definition of obvious is a bit hazy, and if you are not sure, then
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you should seek approval first. Obvious fixes include fixes for
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you should seek approval first. Obvious fixes include fixes for
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spelling mistakes, blatantly incorrect code (where the correct code is
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spelling mistakes, blatantly incorrect code (where the correct code is
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also blatantly obvious), and so on. Obvious fixes should always be
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also blatantly obvious), and so on. Obvious fixes should always be
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small, the larger they are, the more likely it is that they contain
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small, the larger they are, the more likely it is that they contain
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some un-obvious side effect or consequence.
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some un-obvious side effect or consequence.
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--------- Branch Checkins ---------
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--------- Branch Checkins ---------
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If a patch is approved for check in to the mainline sources, it can
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If a patch is approved for check in to the mainline sources, it can
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also be checked into the current release branch. Normally however
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also be checked into the current release branch. Normally however
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only bug fixes should be applied to the branch. New features, new
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only bug fixes should be applied to the branch. New features, new
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ports, etc, should be restricted to the mainline. (Otherwise the
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ports, etc, should be restricted to the mainline. (Otherwise the
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burden of maintaining the branch in sync with the mainline becomes too
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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
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great). If you are uncertain as to whether a patch is appropriate for
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the branch, ask the branch maintainer. This is:
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the branch, ask the branch maintainer. This is:
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Daniel Jacobowitz
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Daniel Jacobowitz
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-------- Testsuites ---------------
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-------- Testsuites ---------------
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In general patches to any of the binutils testsuites should be
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In general patches to any of the binutils testsuites should be
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considered generic and sent to the binutils mailing list for
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considered generic and sent to the binutils mailing list for
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approval. Patches to target specific tests are the responsibility the
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approval. Patches to target specific tests are the responsibility the
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relevent port maintainer(s), and can be approved/checked in by them.
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relevent port maintainer(s), and can be approved/checked in by them.
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Other testsuite patches need the approval of a blanket-write-priveleges
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Other testsuite patches need the approval of a blanket-write-priveleges
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person.
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person.
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-------- Configure patches ----------
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-------- Configure patches ----------
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Patches to the top level configure files (config.sub & config.guess)
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Patches to the top level configure files (config.sub & config.guess)
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are not the domain of the binutils project and they cannot be approved
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are not the domain of the binutils project and they cannot be approved
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by the binutils group. Instead they should be submitted to the config
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by the binutils group. Instead they should be submitted to the config
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maintainer at:
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maintainer at:
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config-patches@gnu.org
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config-patches@gnu.org
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--------- Creating Branches ---------
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--------- Creating Branches ---------
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Anyone with at least write-after-approval access may create a branch
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Anyone with at least write-after-approval access may create a branch
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to use for their own development purposes. In keeping with FSF
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to use for their own development purposes. In keeping with FSF
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policies, all patches applied to such a branch must come from people
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policies, all patches applied to such a branch must come from people
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with appropriate copyright assignments on file. All legal
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with appropriate copyright assignments on file. All legal
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requirements that would apply to any other contribution apply equally
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requirements that would apply to any other contribution apply equally
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to contributions on a branch.
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to contributions on a branch.
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Before creating the branch, you should select a name for the branch of
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Before creating the branch, you should select a name for the branch of
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the form:
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the form:
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binutils--
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binutils--
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where "org" is the initials of your organization, or your own initials
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where "org" is the initials of your organization, or your own initials
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if you are acting as an individual. For example, for a branch created
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if you are acting as an individual. For example, for a branch created
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by The GNUDist Company, "tgc" would be an appropriate choice for
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by The GNUDist Company, "tgc" would be an appropriate choice for
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"org". It's up to each organization to select an appropriate choice
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"org". It's up to each organization to select an appropriate choice
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for "name"; some organizations may use more structure than others, so
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for "name"; some organizations may use more structure than others, so
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"name" may contain additional hyphens.
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"name" may contain additional hyphens.
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Suppose that The GNUDist Company was creating a branch to develop a
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Suppose that The GNUDist Company was creating a branch to develop a
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port of Binutils to the FullMonty processor. Then, an appropriate
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port of Binutils to the FullMonty processor. Then, an appropriate
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choice of branch name would be:
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choice of branch name would be:
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binutils-tgc-fm
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binutils-tgc-fm
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A date stamp is not required as part of the name field, but some
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A date stamp is not required as part of the name field, but some
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organizations like to have one. If you do include the date, you
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organizations like to have one. If you do include the date, you
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should follow these rules:
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should follow these rules:
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1. The date should be the date that the branch was created.
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1. The date should be the date that the branch was created.
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2. The date should be numerical and in the form YYYYMMDD.
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2. The date should be numerical and in the form YYYYMMDD.
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For example:
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For example:
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binutils-tgc-fm_20050101
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binutils-tgc-fm_20050101
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would be appropriate if the branch was created on January 1st, 2005.
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would be appropriate if the branch was created on January 1st, 2005.
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Having selected the branch name, create the branch as follows:
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Having selected the branch name, create the branch as follows:
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1. Check out binutils, so that you have a CVS checkout corresponding
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1. Check out binutils, so that you have a CVS checkout corresponding
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to the initial state of your branch.
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to the initial state of your branch.
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2. Create a tag:
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2. Create a tag:
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cvs tag binutils---branchpoint
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cvs tag binutils---branchpoint
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That tag will allow you, and others, to easily determine what's
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That tag will allow you, and others, to easily determine what's
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changed on the branch relative to the initial state.
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changed on the branch relative to the initial state.
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3. Create the branch:
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3. Create the branch:
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cvs rtag -b -r binutils---branchpoint \
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cvs rtag -b -r binutils---branchpoint \
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binutils---branch
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binutils---branch
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4. Document the branch:
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4. Document the branch:
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Add a description of the branch to binutils/BRANCHES, and check
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Add a description of the branch to binutils/BRANCHES, and check
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that file in. All branch descriptions should be added to the
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that file in. All branch descriptions should be added to the
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HEAD revision of the file; it doesn't help to modify
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HEAD revision of the file; it doesn't help to modify
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binutils/BRANCHES on a branch!
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binutils/BRANCHES on a branch!
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Please do not commit any patches to a branch you did not create
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Please do not commit any patches to a branch you did not create
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without the explicit permission of the person who created the branch.
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without the explicit permission of the person who created the branch.
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