Re: probing GDB for MI versions

Eli Zaretskii
2004-10-16T17:46:14Z

> Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 11:46:11 -0400
> From: 'Bob Rossi' <bob@brasko.net>
> Cc: gdb@sources.redhat.com
>
> You think that GDB does and will only test one version of the MI
> protocol.

It's not what I think, it's what Andrew said was the policy.

> * Will GDB support more than one stable MI protocols for an official release?
> In the past GDB tested both mi1 and mi2 so that that stage they were
> probably described as "supported". Now that only mi2 is tested, nad mi1 is
> deprecated, your call.
>
> With this in mind, I do not think it is OK to print the latest stable
> version only. It does not tell the front end what other versions could
> be stable.

IIRC, MI1's tests were removed from the CVS as soon as MI2 was deemed
stable enough. So this example doesn't conflict with what I said.

Anyway, I already suggested to have a list of versions printed at
startup time, if you still think several tested versions of MI will be
available. We seem to go in circles since then.