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

[Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@mvista.com>]

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.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software                         Debian GNU/Linux Developer