Re: [RFC] multiple breakpoints from FILE:LINE

Daniel Jacobowitz
2006-01-13T15:25:33Z

On Fri, Jan 13, 2006 at 01:32:22PM +0200, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > In Ada mode, AdaCore's GNAT Pro version of GDB will also present a menu in
> > response to this latter case. In addition, we introduced a syntax
> > (little used, I believe) for specifying a line in one specific generic
> > instance:
> >
> > break FILENAME:FUNCTION:LINENUM
> >
> > where FUNCTION here would be fully qualified. That is, if P1 and P2
> > are two different instantiations of a generic class defining F, then
> >
> > break something.adb:P2.F:12
> >
> > sets a breakpoint at line 12 in P2.F.
>
> I'm not sure I understand: why isn't something.adb:12 enough to
> specify the breakpoint location unambiguously?

Think of this as inlining or C++ template instantiation. P1.F and P2.F
both live at the same location in the source file, which will just
define F (give or take a little - I am not familiar with the details of
Ada generics, but that's the idea).

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Daniel Jacobowitz
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