Re: [RFC] Don't allow setting register in non-innermost frame

Tom Tromey
2012-08-23T16:25:08Z

>>>>> "Doug" == Doug Evans <dje@google.com> writes:

Doug> fwiw, I've been able to work around corrupt, or otherwise not
Doug> completely useful, core files by setting registers in non-innermost
Doug> frames.
Doug> Granted, I knew what was happening underneath the covers, so to speak,
Doug> and I could have done things differently, but I like this capability.

It does seem like a useful power user tool.
I'm swayed by this argument.

Doug> I *could* accept a warning when changing a register in a non-innermost
Doug> frame, fwiw.

That would be ok by me.

Tom