Re: [RFA] Implement 'print -raw-values' and 'set print raw-values on|off'

[Simon Marchi <simark@simark.ca>]

On 2019-12-04 11:24 a.m., Pedro Alves wrote:
> On 12/4/19 3:43 AM, Simon Marchi wrote:
>> On 2019-08-07 3:39 p.m., Philippe Waroquiers wrote:
>>> The option framework documentation was speaking about a 'print -raw'
>>> option, but this option does not exist.
> 
> Eh.  I think I recall that it would be a good idea to have it,
> like I made "bt -full/-no-filters/-hide" options to
> supersede "bt full/no-filters/hide", but then dropped it for some
> reason.
> 
> So +1 from me.
> 
> (But see the other email I sent.)
> 
>>>
>>> This patch implements -raw-values option that tells to ignore the
>>> active pretty printers when printing a value.
>>> As we already have -raw-frame-arguments, I thought -raw-values
>>> was more clear, in particular to differentiate
>>>    set print raw-values and set print raw-frame-arguments.
>>
>> Hi Philippe,
>>
>> I'm just a bit worried about the naming, but I don't have anything better
>> to suggest.  I mention it in case you do.  The "set print raw-values" sounds
>> like superset of "set print raw-frame-arguments", because in my mind frame
>> arguments are printed as values.
> 
> But isn't it a superset?

From my testing, "set print raw-values on/off" didn't affect how parameter values
were printed in "bt" or "frame".  But I might have tested it wrong.

Simon