Re: [RFA] parse_frame_specification (stack.c)

Andrew Cagney
2001-03-05T12:39:00Z

Fernando Nasser wrote:
>
> David,
>
> The real problem here is that there is an ambiguity in this command
> argument specification. If a frame is specified as an address, it
> should be proceeded by a "*" as we do in the break command.
>
> It seems that problems like this have been encountered before. here is
> the comment in the code that refers to s similar situation:

See:

http://sources.redhat.com/gdb/onlinedocs/gdb_7.html#SEC43

I believe David is preserving documented behavour.

Andrew