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([2804:14d:8084:993e::75d]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 5a478bee46e88-2ed1c09ca30sm2337201eec.24.2026.04.29.07.40.35 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:40:37 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <3ff2c828-eb48-4c5a-9862-5fc6e9be3231@redhat.com> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:40:32 -0300 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: Question about adding a new option vs extending an existing one To: Zander Work , "gdb@sourceware.org" References: In-Reply-To: X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-MFC-PROC-ID: RoZNRXFl2qbgZkdNU3575ojxb6BVsmpuDXnR2Jf6mOg_1777473639 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Language: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: gdb@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.30 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: Guinevere Larsen via Gdb Reply-To: Guinevere Larsen Errors-To: gdb-bounces~public-inbox=simark.ca@sourceware.org Sender: "Gdb" On 4/29/26 9:45 AM, Zander Work via Gdb wrote: > Hello, > > I'm interested in writing a patch for GDB which allows a user to change the radix used for displaying function offsets in instruction listings (example below), right now it only uses decimal, and doesn't respect the existing radix settings (either `radix` or `output-radix`). > > I want to contribute a patch that allows the user to change the radix used for displaying these offsets, but I'm not sure if it would be best to re-use the value of `output-radix`, or to define a new setting (eg, `offset-radix` maybe). > > Additionally, if a new option should be added, would it be appropriate to have `set radix` also set that new one (I would assume yes). > > Does anyone have any opinions on this? My personal feeling is that reusing `output-radix` would be best. In this case, based on how "set radix" is described in the manual, I think this is actually a bug and the offset should already be using the specified (output-)radix, so I guess I am with you on the opinion, but from the POV that it should already be happening and you're fixing a bug, not that it is a feature being extended -- Cheers, Guinevere Larsen It/she > > --- > > (gdb) set radix 16 > Input and output radices now set to decimal 16, hex 10, octal 20. > (gdb) x/8i $rip > => 0x7ffff7fe0c00 <_start>: mov %rsp,%rdi > 0x7ffff7fe0c03 <_start+3>: call 0x7ffff7fe1750 <_dl_start> > 0x7ffff7fe0c08 <_dl_start_user>: mov %rax,%r12 > 0x7ffff7fe0c0b <_dl_start_user+3>: mov %rsp,%r13 > 0x7ffff7fe0c0e <_dl_start_user+6>: mov 0x1cb9c(%rip),%edx # 0x7ffff7ffd7b0 <_rtld_global+1968> > 0x7ffff7fe0c14 <_dl_start_user+12>: test $0x2,%edx > 0x7ffff7fe0c1a <_dl_start_user+18>: je 0x7ffff7fe0c2d <_dl_start_user+37> > 0x7ffff7fe0c1c <_dl_start_user+20>: mov $0x1,%esi > ^^ i am referring to these offsets > >