Re: [PATCH 3/3 v2] Implement completion limiting

Eli Zaretskii
2015-01-10T09:23:21Z

> From: Doug Evans <dje@google.com>
> Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 18:32:01 -0800
> Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
>
> +If the number of possible completions is large, @value{GDBN} will
> +print as much of the list as it has collected, as well as a message
> +indicating that the list may be truncated.
> +
> +@smallexample
> +(@value{GDBP}) b m@key{TAB}@key{TAB}
> +m *** List may be truncated, max-completions reached. ***
> +main
> +<... the rest of the possible completions ...>
> +(@value{GDBP}) b m

Doesn't the "list may be truncated" message scrolls off the screen, if
the list is long enough? If so, wouldn't it be better to display that
message at the end instead, saying something like

(More completions follow; max-completions exceeded.)

The documentation parts are OK, thanks.