Re: MI testsuite improvements

[Andrew Cagney <cagney@gnu.org>]

Bob Rossi wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 09:41:56AM -0500, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> 
>>Bob Rossi wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>Let me know what you think. If you want the dbg.log files, I can provide
>>>>them.
>>
>>I was kind of looking for an executive summary :-)  I've attached a 
>>trimmed diff.
>>
>>Two things:
>>
>>- it should't be using --interpreter console ...
>>Can you and/or: add a new -mi-tty command (+test, +doco) and use that; 
>>invoke GDB with the --tty=... option.  Your call.  Either pre-approved 
>>(but get thumbs up from Eli on the doco).
>>
>>- can the TTY output be identified in someway?
>>That might make debugging easier, but if it isn't possible I guess we 
>>live with that.
> 
> 
> OK, I like this idea a lot. I'll make a new mi function that allows you
> to set a tty. I'll also make a new MI function that will allow you to
> retrieve the tty device being used, both GDB and the inferior.

Ok.  Wonder if it should be ``set/show tty'', "tty ..." just a wrapper.

> Finally, I think it would be helpful to have GDB actually be able to
> create a pty for the front end. In case you didn't know, creating a pty
> can be a non portable task, and GDB should be capable of doing it every
> where it ports to. This would help out the Front Ends a lot. What do you
> think? Something like -mi-tty-new -mi-tty-close?

I suspect this is correct.

Alain, how does the CDT currently hande the PTY problem?  Would this be 
useful?

[Nick, any thoughts]

Andrew