Objective-C Support

Objective-C Support

[David Relson]

Greetings,

As the new release of GDB approaches, I once again wonder when Objective-C 
is going to be fully supported in GDB?

David

Re: Objective-C Support

[Daniel Jacobowitz]

On Mon, Jul 16, 2001 at 09:38:33PM -0400, David Relson wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> As the new release of GDB approaches, I once again wonder when Objective-C 
> is going to be fully supported in GDB?

My understanding is that Apple has patches to 5.0 for better ObjC
support, but is too busy at the moment to submit them.  Some interested
developer (preferably with the necessary paperwork done :P) should pick
them up and try to integrate them into CVS!

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz                           Carnegie Mellon University
MontaVista Software                         Debian GNU/Linux Developer

Re: Objective-C Support

[mirko.viviani]

You wrote:

> > As the new release of GDB approaches, I once again wonder when Objective-C 
> > is going to be fully supported in GDB?
> 
> My understanding is that Apple has patches to 5.0 for better ObjC
> support, but is too busy at the moment to submit them.  Some interested
> developer (preferably with the necessary paperwork done :P) should pick
> them up and try to integrate them into CVS!

I've already done the work, but due to some problems I haven't finished the
tests yet. :(

I hope to start submitting the patches after the middle of the next month.

--
Bye,
  Mirko

Re: Objective-C Support

[David Relson]

Mirko,

It will be great to have them included in a gdb release.  For the past few 
years, ObjC patches have been available "unofficially".  Any chance of your 
work being made available before official inclusion in gdb?

Cheers!

David

At 04:54 AM 7/17/01, mirko.viviani@rccr.cremona.it wrote:
>You wrote:
>
> > > As the new release of GDB approaches, I once again wonder when 
> Objective-C
> > > is going to be fully supported in GDB?
> >
> > My understanding is that Apple has patches to 5.0 for better ObjC
> > support, but is too busy at the moment to submit them.  Some interested
> > developer (preferably with the necessary paperwork done :P) should pick
> > them up and try to integrate them into CVS!
>
>I've already done the work, but due to some problems I haven't finished the
>tests yet. :(
>
>I hope to start submitting the patches after the middle of the next month.
>
>--
>Bye,
>   Mirko

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Re: Objective-C Support

[Richard Frith-Macdonald]

On Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at 09:54 AM, mirko.viviani@rccr.cremona.it 
wrote:

> You wrote:
>
>>> As the new release of GDB approaches, I once again wonder when 
>>> Objective-C
>>> is going to be fully supported in GDB?
>>
>> My understanding is that Apple has patches to 5.0 for better ObjC
>> support, but is too busy at the moment to submit them.  Some interested
>> developer (preferably with the necessary paperwork done :P) should pick
>> them up and try to integrate them into CVS!
>
> I've already done the work, but due to some problems I haven't finished 
> the
> tests yet. :(
>
> I hope to start submitting the patches after the middle of the next 
> month.

It's good to hear that someone is working on this ... I was thinking I 
might
need to volunteer.
If you want help with testing  (or with writing testcases), please let 
me know,
I don't know anything about gdb internals, but can probably pick up 
enough to
be of some use.

I guess I haven't paid enough attention - when is the next release, and 
can
ObjC support be in place in time?