From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 7009 invoked by alias); 3 Dec 2002 05:22:18 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 7001 invoked from network); 3 Dec 2002 05:22:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO crack.them.org) (65.125.64.184) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 3 Dec 2002 05:22:18 -0000 Received: from nevyn.them.org ([66.93.61.169] ident=mail) by crack.them.org with asmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 18J7OE-0004YI-00; Tue, 03 Dec 2002 01:22:42 -0600 Received: from drow by nevyn.them.org with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 18J5W9-0005v6-00; Tue, 03 Dec 2002 00:22:45 -0500 Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 21:22:00 -0000 From: Daniel Jacobowitz To: Nathanael Nerode Cc: gdb@sources.redhat.com Subject: Re: GDB Speak: `inferior' rather than `target'? Message-ID: <20021203052245.GA22741@nevyn.them.org> Mail-Followup-To: Nathanael Nerode , gdb@sources.redhat.com References: <20021203050632.GA16061@doctormoo> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20021203050632.GA16061@doctormoo> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i X-SW-Source: 2002-12/txt/msg00037.txt.bz2 On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 12:06:32AM -0500, Nathanael Nerode wrote: > Daniel wrote: > >I'm with Kevin - I don't like either inferior or target. I'd suggest > >punting to debugee but it's too cumbersome. > > "Debugee" is extremely clear. Use it! > > It doesn't translate well, of course, but so what? It's awkward. And it can't be shortened at all - you end up with debug, which could mean debugger. Think of gdb/inf*... -- Daniel Jacobowitz MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer