Re: MI return error changed from 6.3 to 6.4?

[Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>]

 > mi_cmd_interpreter_exec has conveniently returned MI_CMD_ERROR.
 > So, this should be easy to fix.  Thanks for the report.

However the manual says:

Manual>    To help users familiar with GDB's existing CLI interface, GDB/MI
Manual> accepts existing CLI commands.  As specified by the syntax, such
Manual> commands can be directly entered into the GDB/MI interface and GDB will
Manual> respond.

Manual>    This mechanism is provided as an aid to developers of GDB/MI clients
Manual> and not as a reliable interface into the CLI.  Since the command is
Manual> being interpreteted in an environment that assumes GDB/MI behaviour,
Manual> the exact output of such commands is likely to end up being an
Manual> un-supported hybrid of GDB/MI and CLI output.

so maybe we shouldn't fix it.

On the other hand this was written before the command -interpreter-exec.  If
entering CLI commands directly (using -interpreter-exec implicitly) can be
made as reliable as using -interpreter-exec explicitly, maybe this would be a
convenient alternative, and the above paragraph could be removed from the
manual.


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