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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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Subject: Re: RFA: Document conventions for terminating query/set packet names
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> Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 10:24:22 -0700
> From: "Jim Blandy" <jimb@red-bean.com>
> 
> Here's a revised patch:
> 
> 2006-05-04  Jim Blandy  <jimb@codesourcery.com>
> 
> 	* gdb.texinfo (General Query Packets): Document conventions for
> 	terminating packet names, and their violations.

Fine with me, but...

> ! The name of a query or set packet should be separated from any
> ! parameters by a @samp{:}; the parameters themselves should be
> ! separated by @samp{,} or @samp{;}.  Stubs must be careful to match the
> ! full packet name, in case packet names have common prefixes.  The
> ! @code{qP} and @code{qL} packets predate these conventions; since we
> ! suspect they are in widespread use in places that are difficult to
> ! upgrade, new packets should not begin with @code{qP} or @code{qL}.

...perhaps the last sentence will be better placed in a footnote.
WDYT?