Re: [RFA] Testsuite addition for x86 linux GDB and SIGALRM fix

[Fernando Nasser <fnasser@cygnus.com>]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Fernando Nasser wrote:
> 
> > >         int i = (foo (), bar ());
> > >
> > > or even like this:
> > >
> > >         int i = foo (); bar ();
> > >
> > > Where would you suggest that "finish" leaves you in these cases, and what
> > > does ``in the middle of source lines'' mean in these cases?  Also, do you
> > > think these two cases are fundamentally different from "foo (bar ());",
> > > and if so, how are they different?
> >
> > All are the same.  "step" gets into foo(), a "finish" finishes foo(),
> > but then there is bar() so you stop there next.
> 
> So you are saying that "finish" should run all the way until the first
> call exits, then print the return value (if any), and then do one more
> "step" automatically, to get inside of the second call, is that it?

Yes, but it does it to leave the line with the call.  As any step, it will stop if there is a call in the way.  That is why it will stop at the second.

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