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From: Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
To: Phil Muldoon <pmuldoon@redhat.com>
Cc: "gdb-patches\@sourceware.org" <gdb-patches@sourceware.org>
Subject: Re: [patch][python] 2 of 5 - Frame filter MI code changes.
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:32:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87txpnu7xv.fsf@fleche.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5110F64C.2040907@redhat.com> (Phil Muldoon's message of "Tue, 05	Feb 2013 12:08:44 +0000")

>> Right now, though. -stack-list-frames doesn't take any options.
>> I think it would be better if commands like this were converted to use
>> mi_getopt instead of doing the parsing by hand.
>> So I suggest having all the functions use a short option name.
>> 
>> I think the changes like in -stack-list-locals are strange, too, in that
>> they make options order-dependent.  This will be surprising to users.

Phil> I spent the last couple of weeks trying to fix this, and I have
Phil> reached a dead end with your review requirements.

Ok.

Phil> This is all somewhat tangential to the frame filters patch.  While I
Phil> do not mind fixing issues as I go, this is becoming an issue far more
Phil> contentious than the patch content.

Phil> What do you think we should do?

For commands like -stack-list-frames, where the additions are new, use
mi_getopt.  For existing commands with bogus argument handling, just do
whatever you can that makes sense.

Tom


  reply	other threads:[~2013-02-07 21:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-11-30 14:31 Phil Muldoon
2012-12-05 17:11 ` Tom Tromey
2012-12-07 13:56   ` Phil Muldoon
2012-12-10 21:03     ` Tom Tromey
2013-02-05 12:08       ` Phil Muldoon
2013-02-07 21:32         ` Tom Tromey [this message]
2013-02-20 15:17       ` Phil Muldoon
2013-02-20 20:37         ` Tom Tromey
2013-03-11 22:13 Phil Muldoon
2013-03-12 20:43 ` Tom Tromey
2013-03-12 20:52   ` Phil Muldoon
2013-03-13 12:15     ` Phil Muldoon
2013-03-13 17:48     ` Tom Tromey
2013-03-13 19:41       ` Phil Muldoon
2013-03-13 20:27         ` Tom Tromey
2013-03-13 20:53           ` Phil Muldoon
2013-03-13 20:56             ` Tom Tromey
2013-03-13 21:10               ` Phil Muldoon
2013-03-14 17:54                 ` Tom Tromey
2013-03-14 19:35                   ` Phil Muldoon
2013-04-22 16:01 Phil Muldoon
2013-04-26 11:19 ` Tom Tromey
2013-05-06  8:23 Phil Muldoon
2013-05-06 20:42 ` Tom Tromey
2013-05-07  8:23   ` Phil Muldoon
2013-05-07 14:02     ` Tom Tromey
2013-05-08 10:18       ` Phil Muldoon
2013-05-08 19:47         ` Tom Tromey
2013-05-10 10:45           ` Phil Muldoon

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