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Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:21:42 +0300 Message-Id: <86msjespax.fsf@gnu.org> From: Eli Zaretskii To: Guinevere Larsen Cc: aburgess@redhat.com, gdb-patches@sourceware.org In-Reply-To: <49074401-6680-4ed1-9263-c098053f8ed9@redhat.com> (message from Guinevere Larsen on Tue, 8 Oct 2024 10:03:58 -0300) Subject: Re: [PATCH] gdb, configure: Add disable-formats option for configure References: <20240925175340.1850969-1-guinevere@redhat.com> <86msjvars2.fsf@gnu.org> <865xqi9sak.fsf@gnu.org> <8634llaay5.fsf@gnu.org> <87setey6vi.fsf@redhat.com> <86ed4y1tgg.fsf@gnu.org> <87bk00x7u6.fsf@redhat.com> <86ed4wx6yt.fsf@gnu.org> <86a5ffu3ij.fsf@gnu.org> <59157ccb-69cd-4d23-9e39-89bb211583f8@redhat.com> <861q0qu8d7.fsf@gnu.org> <49074401-6680-4ed1-9263-c098053f8ed9@redhat.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: gdb-patches@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.30 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb-patches mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: gdb-patches-bounces~public-inbox=simark.ca@sourceware.org > Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2024 10:03:58 -0300 > Cc: aburgess@redhat.com, gdb-patches@sourceware.org > From: Guinevere Larsen > > Ultimately, this is a feature for advanced users who have deep domain > knowledge on the systems they expect to handle, and similar to how, even > with the update on the --target and --enable-targets documentation, I > wouldn't expect every single target triplet supported by GDB to be > listed in the documentation, I don't think we should list what formats > are recommended for each target. > > I can change the first paragraph of the description to read as follows: >   Configure GDB to only be be able to read selected file formats. The >   special value "all" causes all file formats to be compiled in, and is > the >   the default behavior of the option. If you are unsure of which options >   you will need for your debugging sessions, we recommend that you >   not make use of this function. The possible options are: > > Maybe this is better. I'm worried by the fact that I'm the only one talking to you about this: maybe there's no problem at all, and I'm the only one confused. In that case, apologies for wasting your time.