From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 21429 invoked by alias); 7 Feb 2004 15:13:23 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 21422 invoked from network); 7 Feb 2004 15:13:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hector.inter.net.il) (192.114.186.13) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 7 Feb 2004 15:13:23 -0000 Received: from zaretski ([80.230.157.142]) by hector.inter.net.il (MOS 3.4.4-GR) with ESMTP id ADJ24990; Sat, 7 Feb 2004 09:13:39 +0200 (IST) Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2004 15:13:00 -0000 From: "Eli Zaretskii" To: fche@redhat.com (Frank Ch. Eigler) Message-Id: <6654-Sat07Feb2004171356+0200-eliz@elta.co.il> CC: jjohnstn@redhat.com, gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com In-reply-to: (fche@redhat.com) Subject: Re: [RFA]: pending breakpoint support [1/3] Reply-to: Eli Zaretskii References: <400EE69A.5030902@redhat.com> <20040122222741.GA17425@nevyn.them.org> <4016CCE0.5060900@redhat.com> <20040130041316.GA28843@nevyn.them.org> <401AA79B.7010307@redhat.com> <20040130190927.GA19379@nevyn.them.org> <401ADEA3.6010500@redhat.com> <20040130234543.GA12519@nevyn.them.org> <401AF7E0.5020406@redhat.com> <401EBD31.9060907@redhat.com> <20040202212225.GA7982@nevyn.them.org> <401ECCB2.2010205@redhat.com> <4022B6B8.4020400@redhat.com> X-SW-Source: 2004-02/txt/msg00147.txt.bz2 > From: fche@redhat.com (Frank Ch. Eigler) > Date: 06 Feb 2004 15:17:30 -0500 > > jjohnstn wrote: > > > +* Pending breakpoint support > > + > > +Support has been added to allow specifying breakpoints in shared libraries > > +that have not yet been loaded. If a breakpoint location cannot be found, > > +GDB queries you if you wish to make the breakpoint pending on a > > +future shared-library load. If and when GDB resolves the breakpoint symbol, > > +the pending breakpoint is removed as one or more regular breakpoints are > > +created. Pending breakpoints are very useful for gcj java debugging. > > If I were to word this, it'd be something like: > > GDB now supports specifying breakpoints in shared libraries that have > not yet been loaded. If GDB cannot find a breakpoint location the > user specifies, it prompts for whether the breakpoint should be > deferred, pending a future shared library load. If and when GDB > resolves the symbol, it replaces the pending breakpoint with a regular > breakpoint. This feature is very useful for gcj java and sid debugging. Frank, I like your wording better. Thanks.