Re: [RFA] Version 2 of patch to add 'maint profile-gdb' command

Fernando Nasser
2001-09-19T07:11:00Z

Andrew Cagney wrote:
>
> >> Jason, should have thought of this earlier, sorry. Should this be
> >> ``set/show maint profile-gdb''? ``set/show remote ...'' provides
> >> cut/paste for implementing this.
> >>
> >> As far as I can tell it isn't possible to examine the value of profile-gdb.
> >>
> >
> >
> > It seems to be a general problem with "maint" things that are settings
> > (instead of an action).
> >
> > We should eventually create a "set/show maint" thing similar to
> > "set/show debug" (humm, what is the difference here?).
> > I would leave it for a separate patch which would do it for all
> > the maint related settings.
>
> If you're ok with ``set/show maint ...'' I can clone ``set/show remote
> ...'' into what is needed.
>

I think it is a good idea. But we should leave the things that are
currently set with the maint command marked as deprecated and
with the appropriate message telling to use "set maint" instead.

Also, I would like someone else to support us on this move: Tom? Jason? Eli?

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