Re: GDB Speak: `inferior' rather than `target'?

Daniel Jacobowitz
2002-12-02T21:20:31Z

On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 03:38:03PM -0500, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> Hello,
>
> In trying to correctly and clearly word some gdb comments (and yes ok,
> and internal doco), I'm left wondering if we should `newspeak' some
> terminology here and use the word `inferior' instead of `target'.
>
> The problem with `target' is that it is totally overloaded. The
> configuration target, the running target the target architecture, ....
>
> Hence, when refering to an instance of the program being debugged, the
> word `inferior' should be used. Of course, this would mean that `core'
> becomes an inferior (...).

I've always used inferior only for a running target, generally a
ptraced one locally. But that's just my usage.

I'm with Kevin - I don't like either inferior or target. I'd suggest
punting to debugee but it's too cumbersome.

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Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer