Re: [Gdbheads] proposed change to GDB maintainership rules

[Andrew Cagney]

> > - the other other perenial - old dormant / inactive developers
> >
> > There is still no clearly documented process for addressing this. 
> > Adding more developers to an area appears to be approach used by GCC? 
> > It's only a short term solution.
>
>
> No, GCC's approach is to have active global maintainers who can and do
> approve patches in otherwise dormant areas.

Which papers over the problem - a growing list of dormant developers 
apparently responsible for a given area.  However, true, in the short 
term, patches do get reviewed.

Andrew