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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Yao Qi <yao@codesourcery.com>
Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Subject: Re: [patch 3/8] Command `set agent on|off'
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:14:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <83aa5e2vgp.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4F1D659F.40608@codesourcery.com>

> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:50:23 +0800
> From: Yao Qi <yao@codesourcery.com>
> 
> We want to leave users to decide whether they want to use agent or not,
> so we add a new command `set agent on|off' in this patch.

Thanks.

> +  add_setshow_enum_cmd ("agent", class_run,
> +			can_use_agent_enum,
> +			&can_use_agent, _("\
> +Set debugger's willingness to use agent as a helper."), _("\
> +Show debugger's willingness to use agent as a helper."), _("\
> +If on, gdb will use agent as a helper if it is supported by the target.\n\
> +If off, gdb will not use agent, even if such is supported by the target\n"),

This doc string should say a little more.  In particular, what is the
purpose of using "agent as a helper"? helper to do what?


  reply	other threads:[~2012-01-23 17:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 46+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-01-23 13:37 [patch 0/8] GDB/GDBserver talks with agents Yao Qi
2012-01-23 13:48 ` [patch 1/8] Generalize interaction with agent in gdb/gdbserver Yao Qi
2012-01-30 11:25   ` Yao Qi
2012-02-09 19:21   ` Pedro Alves
2012-02-14  2:41     ` Yao Qi
2012-02-14 10:16       ` Pedro Alves
2012-01-23 13:50 ` [patch 2/8] Add to_use_agent in target_ops Yao Qi
2012-02-09 19:36   ` Pedro Alves
2012-01-23 13:54 ` [patch 3/8] Command `set agent on|off' Yao Qi
2012-01-23 17:14   ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2012-01-24  0:28     ` Yao Qi
2012-01-24  5:54       ` Eli Zaretskii
2012-01-26  1:32         ` Yao Qi
2012-02-09 20:19   ` Pedro Alves
2012-01-23 13:58 ` [patch 4/8] `use_agent' for remote and QAgent Yao Qi
2012-01-23 17:17   ` Eli Zaretskii
2012-01-26  2:17     ` Yao Qi
2012-01-26 17:43       ` Eli Zaretskii
2012-02-09 19:55   ` Pedro Alves
2012-01-23 14:03 ` [patch 5/8] Doc for agent Yao Qi
2012-01-23 18:12   ` Eli Zaretskii
2012-01-24  0:51     ` Yao Qi
2012-01-24  8:04       ` Eli Zaretskii
2012-01-26  1:53         ` Yao Qi
2012-01-26 17:15           ` Eli Zaretskii
2012-02-09 19:55   ` Pedro Alves
2012-02-10 13:30     ` Yao Qi
2012-02-10 15:01       ` Pedro Alves
2012-02-10 16:18         ` Yao Qi
2012-02-10 16:28           ` Pedro Alves
2012-02-23  7:51             ` Yao Qi
2012-02-23 19:50               ` Pedro Alves
2012-01-23 14:07 ` [patch 6/8] Agent's capability Yao Qi
2012-01-24  3:49   ` Yao Qi
2012-02-09 20:09   ` Pedro Alves
2012-02-10 12:25     ` Yao Qi
2012-02-10 12:37       ` Pedro Alves
2012-02-10 13:07         ` Yao Qi
2012-01-23 14:29 ` [patch 7/8] Agent capability for static tracepoint Yao Qi
2012-02-09 20:13   ` Pedro Alves
2012-02-10 14:29     ` Yao Qi
2012-02-10 14:56       ` Pedro Alves
2012-01-23 16:03 ` [patch 8/8] Control agent in testsuite Yao Qi
2012-02-09 20:16   ` Pedro Alves
2012-02-05  4:32 ` [ping] [patch 0/8] GDB/GDBserver talks with agents Yao Qi
2012-02-09 19:02 ` Pedro Alves

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