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Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 17:30:00 -0000
From: Andrew Cagney <cagney@gnu.org>
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Subject: Re: [patch/rfc] Deprecate read_memory_nobpt
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>    Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 11:26:42 -0400
>    From: Andrew Cagney <cagney@gnu.org>
> 
>    Hello,
> 
>    This deprecates read_memory_nobpt.  Code can instead use 
>    get_frame_memory and/or more explicit target methods.
> 
> Can they?  The idea behind read_memory_nobpt was that you'd get the
> "true" memory contents even with breakpoints inserted.

get_frame_memory returns an inferior's "true" memory contents (the 
current implementation, a "temporary hack", even calls read_memory_nobpt 
:-).

Andrew