Re: MI testsuite improvements

Andrew Cagney
2005-02-17T14:30:41Z

Bob Rossi wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 09:41:56AM -0500, Andrew Cagney wrote:
>
>>Bob Rossi wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>Let me know what you think. If you want the dbg.log files, I can provide
>>>>them.
>>
>>I was kind of looking for an executive summary :-) I've attached a
>>trimmed diff.
>>
>>Two things:
>>
>>- it should't be using --interpreter console ...
>>Can you and/or: add a new -mi-tty command (+test, +doco) and use that;
>>invoke GDB with the --tty=... option. Your call. Either pre-approved
>>(but get thumbs up from Eli on the doco).
>>
>>- can the TTY output be identified in someway?
>>That might make debugging easier, but if it isn't possible I guess we
>>live with that.
>
>
> OK, I like this idea a lot. I'll make a new mi function that allows you
> to set a tty. I'll also make a new MI function that will allow you to
> retrieve the tty device being used, both GDB and the inferior.

Ok. Wonder if it should be ``set/show tty'', "tty ..." just a wrapper.

> Finally, I think it would be helpful to have GDB actually be able to
> create a pty for the front end. In case you didn't know, creating a pty
> can be a non portable task, and GDB should be capable of doing it every
> where it ports to. This would help out the Front Ends a lot. What do you
> think? Something like -mi-tty-new -mi-tty-close?

I suspect this is correct.

Alain, how does the CDT currently hande the PTY problem? Would this be
useful?

[Nick, any thoughts]

Andrew