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Subject: Re: GDB/MI async output token field
From: Vladimir Prus <ghost () cs ! msu ! su>
Date: 2014-06-04 20:28:14
Message-ID: 538F815E.9050702 () cs ! msu ! su
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On 05/29/2014 11:07 PM, Bob Rossi wrote:
> > The ChangeLog entry is useless, as usual. Here are relevant emails:
> >
> > https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb/2008-03/msg00239.html
> > https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2008-04/msg00202.html
> >
> > The was single case where token was included in async output, and I removed
> > that. I don't believe any new cases were added, and nobody was upset in
> > all that time, so adjusting documentation to say that async output
> > never includes any tokens seems reasonable to me.
>
> Thanks! That was very helpful. I've now reproduced this behavior.
>
> (gdb)
> 111-exec-run
> 111^running
> (gdb)
> 111*stopped,reason="breakpoint-hit",bkptno="1",thread-id="0",frame={addr="0x08048355",func="main",args=[],file="main.c",fullname="main.c",line="5"}
>
> The question now arises, is the intent of the documentation that ships
> with GDB to accurately represent the current version of GDB or all
> version up to and including the current version of GDB?
>
> The current version of GDB obviously does not use the token in the async
> output, legacy versions do.
>
> Which should the documentation aim to match?
I'd say the documentation should match the current version merely as a practical \
matter. Documenting every tweak will probably reduce readability too much.
- Volodya
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