Re: [PATCH] specify arguments to debugee from commandline (second try)

[David Deephanphongs <deephan@telocity.com>]

Thus spake Andrew Cagney (ac131313@cygnus.com):

> Anyway, I think people have generally agreed that being to type:
> 	$ foo bar boof woftam
> 	$ gdb --??? !$
> 
> is preferable to:
> 
> 	$ gdb --args=`something goes here`
> 
> It is a case of user convenience winning over correctness.
> 
> The next question is to do with the exact arg name.  I've several
> comments:
> 
> 	o	xterm uses -e program arguments
> 

I've actually discovered a compatability problem with the way I was
planning on (re)implementing this (using '--' as the "all following
arguments go to inferior"   switch).  Someone could use '--' to
escape a wierd core file:
gdb progname -- -e
(where -e is the core file.)

I'm going to (re)implement the arg. patch with a -e like interface..
Mind you, -e is taken already (it's equivalent to --exec).
I tend to favor --args, myself, so unless there are any objections...
	gdb <opts...> progname --args <inf_args...>


Dave

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