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Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:49:00 -0000
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Also install data-directory into the build directory as computed by relocate_gdb_directory
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> Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 22:48:32 -0700
> From: Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>
> Cc: Khoo Yit Phang <khooyp@cs.umd.edu>,	Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>,	GDB Patches <gdb-patches@sourceware.org>
> 
> All in all, although I was one of the first few ones to ask for
> being able to run GDB from the build directory, I just feel like
> we aren't able to implement in a form that would be convenient
> (Eg: command-line option), or else it'd open a can of worms (installing
> stuff outside of the build directory), or come with ample caveats.
> Best to recognize when the cure is worse than the disease and live
> with it instead...

FWIW, I do NOT think the cure is worse than the disease.  At least
some cures aren't.  Again, Emacs implements this feature for many
years, so I cannot understand why GDB won't.