RFC: Use same gdb on RTEMS 5 as RTEMS 6

[Chris Johns]

On 20/9/21 2:51 am, Joel Sherrill wrote:
> Hi
> 
> The gdb version (9.x)  we are using for RTEMS 5 tools does not build
> on Cygwin and hasn't for a while.
> 
> https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26757
> 
> I looked at bumping minor revisions in the gdb 9 series but they still
> don't build. Using the same gdb 10 configuration we use on rtems 6
> does build.
> 
> I haven't found a patch that applies cleanly from a trusted source. I
> could create one but I really feel more comfortable just bumping to
> gdb 10.

Currently I am not as conformable ...

> Any thoughts before I file a ticket and propose a patch?

The RTEMS 6 GDB does not build on all supported hosts so I think we should have
that happen before we head down this path. The host list I have is Linux,
FreBSD, MacOS, MSYS2 and Cygwin?

Chris