From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@embecosm.com>
To: Andrew Burgess <aburgess@redhat.com>
Cc: Simon Sobisch <simonsobisch@web.de>, Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>,
gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 5/8] GDB/Python: Use None for `var_zuinteger_unlimited' value set to `unlimited'
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2022 12:28:45 +0000 (GMT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.20.2211011223170.19931@tpp.orcam.me.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.20.2210311310000.19931@tpp.orcam.me.uk>
Andrew,
On Mon, 31 Oct 2022, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
> > >> And I do agree that fixing the API once will reduce the long-term costs
> > >> for everybody (us and users bumping in the inconsistency and losing
> > >> time). So, I am fine with fixing PARAM_ZUINTEGER_UNLIMITED in this
> > >> case.
> > >
> > > Good. Given that you are in favour to making this change and Andrew was
> > > against, do you think we need another opinion? Have we reached consensus?
> >
> > I didn't know Andrew was against, can you point me to that discussion?
>
> This is why I went into such a lengthy justification for the change. I
> didn't want to just sneak the change in given Andrew's previous concern:
> <https://sourceware.org/pipermail/gdb-patches/2022-June/190306.html>.
Given Simon's findings upthread, and especially his Github scan, cf.:
<https://sourceware.org/pipermail/gdb-patches/2022-October/192750.html>,
do you maintain your objection, or do you think this change might be
acceptable after all?
Maciej
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-11-01 12:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-08-17 22:03 [PATCH v6 0/8] gdb: split array and string limiting options Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-08-17 22:03 ` [PATCH v6 1/8] GDB/Guile: Don't assert that an integer value is boolean Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-10-17 13:43 ` Simon Marchi via Gdb-patches
2022-10-21 7:58 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-10-21 18:44 ` Simon Marchi via Gdb-patches
2022-10-21 20:54 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-10-22 0:48 ` Simon Marchi via Gdb-patches
2022-08-17 22:03 ` [PATCH v6 2/8] GDB/doc: Document the Guile `#:unlimited' keyword Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-08-18 6:06 ` Eli Zaretskii via Gdb-patches
2022-09-01 10:31 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-08-17 22:04 ` [PATCH v6 3/8] GDB/testsuite: Expand Python integer parameter coverage across all types Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-10-17 13:56 ` Simon Marchi via Gdb-patches
2022-10-21 7:59 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-08-17 22:04 ` [PATCH v6 4/8] GDB/Python: Make `None' stand for `unlimited' in setting integer parameters Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-10-17 14:26 ` Simon Marchi via Gdb-patches
2022-10-21 8:03 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-08-17 22:04 ` [PATCH v6 5/8] GDB/Python: Use None for `var_zuinteger_unlimited' value set to `unlimited' Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-08-18 6:08 ` Eli Zaretskii via Gdb-patches
2022-10-17 15:02 ` Simon Marchi via Gdb-patches
2022-10-29 15:58 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-10-31 13:00 ` Simon Marchi via Gdb-patches
2022-10-31 13:31 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-11-01 12:28 ` Maciej W. Rozycki [this message]
2022-10-26 11:58 ` Luis Machado via Gdb-patches
2022-10-29 13:52 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-10-31 8:14 ` Luis Machado via Gdb-patches
2022-10-31 12:37 ` Luis Machado via Gdb-patches
2022-10-31 13:08 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-10-31 13:14 ` Luis Machado via Gdb-patches
2022-10-31 14:05 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-08-17 22:04 ` [PATCH v6 6/8] GDB: Allow arbitrary keywords in integer set commands Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-08-17 22:05 ` [PATCH v6 7/8] GDB: Add a character string limiting option Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-08-17 22:05 ` [PATCH v6 8/8] GDB/testsuite: Expand for character string limiting options Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-08-18 0:07 ` [PATCH v6.1 " Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-09-01 10:32 ` [PING][PATCH v6 0/8] gdb: split array and " Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-09-08 9:37 ` [PING^2][PATCH " Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-09-14 17:43 ` [PING^3][PATCH " Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-09-22 22:07 ` [PING^4][PATCH " Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-09-29 7:09 ` [PING^5][PATCH " Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-09-29 7:12 ` Simon Sobisch via Gdb-patches
2022-10-06 15:46 ` [PING^6][PATCH " Maciej W. Rozycki
2022-10-12 21:19 ` [PING^7][PATCH " Maciej W. Rozycki
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