Re: MI: -var-list-children --simple-values

[Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>]

On Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 07:29:28PM +0300, Vladimir Prus wrote:
> This is in fact completely different change. Here's 
> what "-stack-list-locals --all-values" produces:
> 
>       ^done,locals=[{name="the_struct",value="{a_fr = 120, b = 333, inner_fr =
>            {i = 0, j = 5, k = 5}, c = 3, pad = {0 <repeats 100 times>}, d =
>             10, pad2 = {0 <repeats 100 times>}, e = 10}"}]
> 
> So, the difference between --all-values and --simple-values is dramatic. In 
> case of --var-list-children you don't get full structure printed. You won't 
> even have the structure *read* (with my laziness patch, that is).
> 
> So, while --simple-values might be reasonable for -stack-list-locals, it's not 
> all that needed for -var-list-children.

Hmm.  I didn't realize that one use of --all-values printed out
structure contents and the other only "{...}" - I'm quite surprised.
I guess --simple-values and --all-values aren't so different then
for the varobj commands :-(

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Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery