Re: New "info auxv" command and $auxv variable?

[Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@mvista.com>]

On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 03:15:08PM -0500, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> >If we start making the CLI more usable by making this stuff available 
> >>people might start using it :-)
> >>
> >>Anyway, the MI stuff is almost free (the code is common).  The $auxv 
> >>variable is a bit tricky but still ok.  Could just add $entrypoint?
> >
> >
> >Oops, I misread you.  The MI command is definitely a good idea -
> >"-info-auxv", right?
> 
> Yep.
> 
> >I think $entrypoint is more useful than $auxv.  Should we have a
> >reserved namespace for these things?
> 
> Ah, that.  Ref: Replace $fp with $frame / $gdbframe / $gdb.frame
> http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&database=gdb&pr=327
> 
> Never been a decision.  $ variables are reserved for both builtins and 
> registers but the two overlap.  Ok, here's something warped:
> 
> 	$.auxv
> 
> (i.e., "dollar dot auxv" so you know I didn't make a typo :-)

Eek?  I'd prefer $gdb.auxv or $_auxv.

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Daniel Jacobowitz
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