Re: [PATCH] Add fullname field for MI -break-info command

[Bob Rossi <bob@brasko.net>]

On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 04:31:19PM +0300, Vladimir Prus wrote:
> On Wednesday 25 January 2006 00:13, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> 
> > > +        {
> > > +          struct symtab_and_line sal = find_pc_line (b->loc->address,
> > > 0); +          symtab_to_fullname (sal.symtab);
> > > +
> > > +          if (sal.symtab->fullname)
> > > +            {
> > > +              annotate_field(10);
> >
> >              annotate_field (10);
> 
> Is that a formatting change, or moving the "annotate_field" call out of "if"?
> 
> > But I don't think you need this at all; there's no point emitting
> > annotations when we're guarded by ui_out_is_mi_like_p.
> 
> For a future: can you explain what "annotate_field" does? The annotate.h file 
> has no comments at all, and gdbint has "annotate_field" only inside code 
> examples. And generally, what are "annotations"?

Annotations were the old interface used between GDB and front ends. It
was all that was available before MI. For your own sanity, never ever
try to deal with them.

Thanks,
Bob Rossi