Re: [patch] for mig check in GDB's configure

Doug Evans
2013-05-05T17:35:28Z

On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 10:30 PM, Yue Lu <hacklu.newborn@gmail.com> wrote:
> But I have one more question, why the one run on GNU Hurd which
> targeting arm doesn't need to use MIG? As it run under GNU Hurd, it
> must use the message transport facility and need to use MIG to
> generate the interface file automatically or someone write it by
> hands.

That's a good question (assuming I understand it, it's a bit hard to
parse as written). I don't know MIG or GNU Hurd.
This stuff is pretty straightforward though, there's no magic.
The answer depends on what GDB uses MIG for.

If GDB on Hurd uses MIG like GDB on Linux uses ptrace,
then that would explain it (again, assuming I understand the question).
But someone who knows Hurd and MIG will need to step up
and provide a real answer.