Re: [Commit] New file

[Nick Roberts <nickrob@gnu.org>]

 > > Since this is largely an EMACS issue, can yourself, RMS, and Nick try to 
 > > resolve this and come back with a recommendation?
 > 
 > I have no problems talking with Richard first, but it seems to me that
 > the issue is whether to have gdb-mi.el in GDB, which is something we,
 > as GDB maintainers, could decide on our own.

I think Andrew is (wisely) declining to pick up the gauntlet that you threw
down in an earlier e-mail. You've certainly made your opinion clear but you
don't seem to be offering an alternative. You talk of bit-rot but this could
equally apply to GDB/MI if front-ends don't adopt this interface.

I see new MI commands that Emacs needs and I would like to discuss their
implementation within the context of gdb-mi.el. Up till now the entry level to
try out gdb-mi.el was to check out CVS versions of both GDB and Emacs and
download the file from my homepage. Rather unsurprisingly, I've had no
feedback. After the next release of GDB and Emacs, typing M-x gdbmi would be
enough. Its about lowering the entry threshold.

I do this work for fun and because I think it has social value. It ceases to
be fun if there are disagreements. If GDB maintainers want to remove this file
then I certainly won't contest it. I will, however, look for a more profitable
way to spend my time.

Nick