From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Vladimir Prus <ghost@cs.msu.su>
Cc: gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com
Subject: Re: Improve "help all"
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:16:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <uslh26hy9.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ei9qlv$olr$1@sea.gmane.org> (message from Vladimir Prus on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:50:55 +0300)
> From: Vladimir Prus <ghost@cs.msu.su>
> Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:50:55 +0300
> >> >
> >> > (gdb) help step
> >> > Step program until it reaches a different source line.
> >> > Argument N means do this N times (or till program stops for another
> >> > reason).
> >> >
> >> > Run "help running" for the list of all commands in this class.
> >> >
> >> > This patch would require changing "breakpoint" command that already
> >> > suggests
> >> > to use "help breakpoints" in its own help string -- I'll do this later
> >> > if this patch is approved.
> >>
> >> I really don't like this.
> >
> > Me neither. How about this output instead:
> >
> > (gdb) help step
> > Step program until it reaches a different source line.
> > Argument N means do this N times (or till program stops for another
> > reason).
> > (This command belongs to the class `running'.)
>
>
> So:
> - you changed wording (and I trust you on this)
> - you remove a newline.
My goal was not to minimize output, it was to reach an agreement as to
how to provide the information you thought would be useful in a more
palatable way, in the hope that both you and Mark agree (and no one
else objects).
Here's another suggestion, maybe people will like it better:
(gdb) help step
Command: `step'; class: `running'.
Step program until it reaches a different source line.
Argument N means do this N times (or till program stops for another
reason).
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-11-01 20:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-10-27 19:40 Vladimir Prus
2006-10-28 11:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
2006-10-28 11:58 ` Vladimir Prus
2006-10-28 12:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2006-10-28 15:29 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2006-10-28 18:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
2006-10-31 12:11 ` Vladimir Prus
2006-10-31 12:30 ` Mark Kettenis
2006-10-31 22:28 ` Eli Zaretskii
2006-11-01 9:51 ` Vladimir Prus
2006-11-01 20:16 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2006-11-01 22:50 ` Mark Kettenis
2006-11-02 4:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
2006-10-31 12:15 ` Vladimir Prus
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