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From: Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
To: Stan Shebs <stan@codesourcery.com>
Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] $thread convenience variable
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In-Reply-To: <4C158675.9090001@codesourcery.com> (Stan Shebs's message of	"Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:31:33 -0700")
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>>>>> "Stan" == Stan Shebs <stan@codesourcery.com> writes:

Stan> Although the original request was for "$thread", it might be better to
Stan> make it "$_thread" instead, so as not to interfere with possible use
Stan> in existing scripts.  But I'll only change it if I get enough votes in
Stan> favor. :-)

I have a vague memory that the last time this came up we decided that
all new built-in convenience variables would start with "_", or
something like that.

Tom