From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: <gdb-patches-return-87988-listarch-gdb-patches=sources.redhat.com@sourceware.org>
Received: (qmail 7771 invoked by alias); 17 Feb 2012 09:55:37 -0000
Received: (qmail 7763 invoked by uid 22791); 17 Feb 2012 09:55:36 -0000
X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.6 required=5.0	tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD
X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org
Received: from mail-qw0-f48.google.com (HELO mail-qw0-f48.google.com) (209.85.216.48)    by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:55:23 +0000
Received: by qauh8 with SMTP id h8so3851019qau.0        for <gdb-patches@sourceware.org>; Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:55:22 -0800 (PST)
Received: by 10.229.135.11 with SMTP id l11mr4511210qct.140.1329472521005;        Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:55:21 -0800 (PST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Received: by 10.229.135.11 with SMTP id l11mr4511202qct.140.1329472520851; Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:55:20 -0800 (PST)
Received: by 10.224.73.8 with HTTP; Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:55:20 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <CADPb22QBVR-0JCjwvJ7fJRRMZAm6ytSmFsnArdb+1SaE0utQiw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGyQ6gyAwr2zuv3NYpdk09vPyYpuFkyiErEhw-vws-WfuLDxiw@mail.gmail.com>	<CAGyQ6gw4_-Z-vpAeC_AHF=Ou=PDazUjTXQYLGx1Qj+ABrX0KnA@mail.gmail.com>	<CAGyQ6gy+gXEZ=0eBeA8kt5nYO-C70igE3BqLi5KRFAqOYBvOXw@mail.gmail.com>	<CAGyQ6gxfsOrZofwg-tvArXERiw2symHLoUzYy_fLfYsZtHk6Kg@mail.gmail.com>	<CADPb22QBVR-0JCjwvJ7fJRRMZAm6ytSmFsnArdb+1SaE0utQiw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0000
Message-ID: <CAGyQ6gxND0v4QCHuZ9Dc0H0QpWBfPJvkTX15JYX-o9K5Um4KuQ@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] A new command 'explore'
From: Siva Chandra <sivachandra@google.com>
To: Doug Evans <dje@google.com>
Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
X-System-Of-Record: true
X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQm5fIbu/zRCxYsJ1Wi9BCGxEe2wgrfzuTWDTAAvOYXeY8dVBv7zIMuUhzXbOOiNxNXbFRvJp98N/d0cIHoIDP7ArP6hIC5wMknHiFW5NacVL8hXPcSgqi93KAkikisYQ6UGacj5SKNcTjTvMcc8oqWv1DtxVA==
X-IsSubscribed: yes
Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm
Precedence: bulk
List-Id: <gdb-patches.sourceware.org>
List-Subscribe: <mailto:gdb-patches-subscribe@sourceware.org>
List-Archive: <http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/>
List-Post: <mailto:gdb-patches@sourceware.org>
List-Help: <mailto:gdb-patches-help@sourceware.org>, <http://sourceware.org/ml/#faqs>
Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org
X-SW-Source: 2012-02/txt/msg00360.txt.bz2

> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 1:33 AM, Siva Chandra <sivachandra@google.com> wro=
te:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have not yet seen anything about a policy on contributions
>> implemented in extension languages. However, I have now implemented
>> the 'explore' command in C. The patch is attached. I will add
>> documentation after the basics of this patch are approved.
>>
>> 2012-02-08 Siva Chandra <sivachandra@google.com>
>>
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 New command 'explore' which helps explore values in scop=
e.
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 * explore.c: Implemention of the 'explore' command.
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 * Makefile.in: Add rules for compiling and linked explor=
e.c.
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 * testsuite/gdb.base/explore.c: C program used for testi=
ng
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 the new 'explore' command.
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 * testsuite/gdb.base/explore.exp: Tests for the new 'exp=
lore'
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 command.
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 * testsuite/gdb.base/Makefile.in: Add explore to EXECUTA=
BLES

Doug > I'm not sure what others prefer, but I like the python version.
Doug > http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2011-12/msg00831.html
Doug > Please write the docs, etc. for the python version, and I'll review
Doug > and approve it (modulo the docs, but Eli is pretty responsive).

Along with the fact that there wasn't anything available on the policy
for contributions in extensions languages, I have seen that GUILE is
now going to be another officially supported extension language. In
which case, if 'explore' can be useful to a wide audience, isn't it
better in C so that it is available to everyone?