Re: probing GDB for MI versions

Andrew Cagney
2004-10-06T19:16:57Z

>>> I find this focus on such pedantic details both puzzling and time
>>> wasting. Especially given that any code intended to handle multiple MI
>>> variants must be adhoc. Otherwize it won't work with all the variants
>>> that pre-date the above - mi0, mi1, mi2 (prior to the above extension.

s/handle multiple/handle initial negotiation of multiple/

As everyone else has pointed out, with the negitiation done, the real
parser can be loaded.

> You are stating that a parser that implements an MIn Output syntax has
> to be adhoc? I plan on having a parser for each of these interface's and
> none of them is adhoc. I don't think you should force your adhoc
> approach onto the front end developers.
>
>
>>> MI needs is additional commands and extensions, driven by the needs of
>>> Free software projects. Neither of those - EMACS and Eclipse - appear
>>> to be having problems this technical nits such as this.
>
>
> I can't explain why.

Andrew