From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9727 invoked by alias); 11 Feb 2009 22:08:37 -0000 Received: (qmail 9719 invoked by uid 22791); 11 Feb 2009 22:08:36 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from mx2.redhat.com (HELO mx2.redhat.com) (66.187.237.31) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:08:31 +0000 Received: from int-mx2.corp.redhat.com (int-mx2.corp.redhat.com [172.16.27.26]) by mx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n1BM8SYd021544; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:08:28 -0500 Received: from ns3.rdu.redhat.com (ns3.rdu.redhat.com [10.11.255.199]) by int-mx2.corp.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id n1BM8SJq010588; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:08:29 -0500 Received: from host0.dyn.jankratochvil.net (sebastian-int.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.221]) by ns3.rdu.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n1BM8QlG010716; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:08:28 -0500 Received: from host0.dyn.jankratochvil.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by host0.dyn.jankratochvil.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n1BM8Ojl026335; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:08:24 +0100 Received: (from jkratoch@localhost) by host0.dyn.jankratochvil.net (8.14.3/8.14.2/Submit) id n1BM8Opd026332; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:08:24 +0100 Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:08:00 -0000 From: Jan Kratochvil To: Mark Kettenis Cc: drow@false.org, gdb-patches@sourceware.org Subject: Re: [patch] Fix `return' of long/long-long results with no debuginfo Message-ID: <20090211220824.GA26040@host0.dyn.jankratochvil.net> References: <20090211194511.GA9324@host0.dyn.jankratochvil.net> <200902112040.n1BKdxb3028188@brahms.sibelius.xs4all.nl> <20090211205045.GB9762@caradoc.them.org> <200902112122.n1BLMf8q000100@brahms.sibelius.xs4all.nl> <20090211214646.GA22247@host0.dyn.jankratochvil.net> <200902112157.n1BLvplk011339@brahms.sibelius.xs4all.nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200902112157.n1BLvplk011339@brahms.sibelius.xs4all.nl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org X-SW-Source: 2009-02/txt/msg00268.txt.bz2 On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:22:41 +0100, Mark Kettenis wrote: # I disagree. I think it is the behaviour that makes the most sense in # a historical context. And I have a (somewhat) vague recollection that On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:57:51 +0100, Mark Kettenis wrote: > Sorry Jan, are you really just ignoring my remarks and actually making > this diff more unacceptable to me? I cannot agree GDB should prefer to simulate the K&R C behavior over ANSI/ISO C behavior. Sure I do not have the approval right so I will do anything I am told with the patch to check it in. Still FYI so far I has not been convinced to change my opinion on this (K&R vs. ANSI/ISO C) specific subject. I am sorry if spending the time to read my patch was not acceptable for you. Regards, Jan