Re: [RFC] Interpreters (~final) (fwd)

[Michael Snyder <msnyder@redhat.com>]

Keith Seitz wrote:
> 
> Ping.

Hi Keith, 

I'm not sure whose domain this is.  /me lacks context.
What is it we're trying to do here?  Provide replacements
to the CLI interpreter?  Lash an extension language into gdb?
Excuse my ignorance, I haven't followed the conversation 
too closely.

Michael


> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 13:22:46 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Keith Seitz <keiths@redhat.com>
> To: gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com
> Subject: [RFC] Interpreters (~final)
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Well, at long last, I think I am ready to try and get some of this work
> approved.
> 
> So, first on the chopping block: interps.c, interps.h.
> 
> ChangeLogs (to be massaged appropriately):
> 2002-08-13  Keith Seitz  <keiths@redhat.com>
> 
>         * interps.c (_initialize_interpreter): Remove ability to set
>         the interpreter. This could really undermine MI clients.
>         * top.c (catcher): Don't worry about interpreter changes.
> 
> 2002-08-12  Keith Seitz  <keiths@redhat.com>
> 
>         * interps.c (_initialize_interpreter): Add completer function
>         to "set interpreter" command.
> 
> 2002-08-12  Keith Seitz  <keiths@redhat.com>
> 
>         * interps.c: Run through gdb_indent.sh
>         * interps.h: Ditto.
> 
> 2002-06-24  Keith Seitz  <keiths@redhat.com>
> 
>         * interps.c: Include gdb-events.h.
>         (clear_interpreter_hooks): Also clear out event handlers.
>         (gdb_set_interpreter): Clear out any hooks/event handlers that
>         may have been installed by old interpreter.
> 
> 2002-06-18  Keith Seitz  <keiths@redhat.com>
> 
>         * interps.h: Add GDB_INTERPRETER_MI1. GDB_INTERPRETER_MI will
>         now be mi version 2.
> 
> 2002-05-28  Keith Seitz  <keiths@redhat.com>
> 
>         * interps.c: New file. (Originally called interpreter.c by Apple)
>         * interps.h: New file. (Originally called interpreter.h by Apple)
> 
> "Patch"
> See appeneded files, interps.h and interps.c
> 
> For the curious, you can play with the whole thing by checking out
> kseitz_interps-20020528-branch, which was last merged with cvs HEAD on 9
> Aug 2002. The branch contains testcases, documentation, etc, too.
> 
> It probably isn't perfect, but it's at least a place to start (IMO). There
> are no regressions with this compared to gdb of 9 Aug 2002.
> 
> Questions/comments welcome.
> Keith
> 
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