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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:12:00 -0000
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Another proposal for frontends and queries.
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To: Pedro Alves <pedro@codesourcery.com>
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> From: Pedro Alves <pedro@codesourcery.com>
> Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:25:47 +0100
> Cc: Hui Zhu <teawater@gmail.com>,  Marc Khouzam <marc.khouzam@ericsson.com>,  Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>,  Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com>
> 
> GDB uses 'query' (defaulting to yes), in other desctructive
> situations, such as the old:
> 
>  (gdb) quit
>  The program is running.  Quit anyway (and kill it)? (y or n)
> 
> or the old:
> 
>  (gdb) run
>  The program being debugged has been started already.
>  Start it from the beginning? (y or n) 
> 
> 
> How is precord different?
> 
> We very seriously need a GDB HIG.

I don't consider my self a HIG, but I agree with Pedro's reasoning.