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Subject: Re: [RFC] breakpoints and function prologues...
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Michael Snyder <msnyder@redhat.com> writes:
> > So I'd support changing `break LINENO' to always skip the prologue.
> 
> I would not.  It's changing a behavior that people have 
> become accustomed to.

Well, that alone isn't a good reason to keep a behavior, is it?  I
mean, it's pretty confusing.  And there's a good alternative.