Re: [PATCH] Add command resetbpnum for reset $bpnum

[Stan Shebs <stanshebs@earthlink.net>]

On 9/18/11 9:16 AM, Hui Zhu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I found we never set the breakpoint number back in GDB.  And sometime,
> I fount that user need reset $bpnum to the current last number.
> So I make a patch add command resetbpnum for reset $bpnum to the last
> number of the current breakpoints.
>
>

I tend to think this would not be a good idea.  Although I don't know 
that we have a formal requirement that breakpoint numbers are all unique 
within a session, it's certainly a common assumption that we rely on 
when looking at user transcripts, testsuite runs, etc.

So before breaking before one of the longest-standing UI design 
decisions in GDB, it seems like we ought to get a little more 
understanding of why a user might want to reset breakpoint numbering.

Stan
stan@codesourcery.com