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From: Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>
To: "Jain, Rohit" <Rohit_Jain@mentor.com>
Cc: <gdb@sources.redhat.com>
Subject: Re: GDB Annotations : support plan
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:40:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <18335.47450.501387.805867@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AF07433C464DDD48AB9D6A2E20BE3B0758C82D@NA1-MAIL.mgc.mentorg.com>

Jain, Rohit writes:
 > Hi,
 > 
 > GDB is now supporting GDB/MI interface, and the annotation mechanism has
 > now become obsolete.
 > 
 > Is there any plan to completely discontinue the support for annotations
 > in future?

Yes.

 > If yes, and if you know approximate release period that annotations are
 > going to exist, please let me know.

AFAIK here is no timescale.

 > If no, then is it safe to assume that GDB/MI interface and annotations
 > (although obsolete!) are going to co-exist?

Building frontends that use annotations is actively discouraged.  If
GDB/MI does not currently meet all your requirements then please contribute
to its development.

Could you please post your interest in these matters here, so that we can
consider you when we make changes to to GDB/MI and annotations.

-- 
Nick                                           http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob


  reply	other threads:[~2008-01-29 23:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-01-29 22:37 Jain, Rohit
2008-01-29 23:40 ` Nick Roberts [this message]
2008-01-30  0:21   ` Bob Rossi
2008-01-30  2:20     ` Jain, Rohit
     [not found] <AF07433C464DDD48AB9D6A2E20BE3B0758C7D2@NA1-MAIL.mgc.mentorg.com>
     [not found] ` <AF07433C464DDD48AB9D6A2E20BE3B0758C82B@NA1-MAIL.mgc.mentorg.com>
2008-01-30  7:20   ` GDB Annotations : Support plan Vladimir Prus

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