Re: [PATCH] arm reversible : <phase_2_complete>

Tom Tromey
2011-05-05T15:29:10Z

>>>>> "Petr" == Petr Hluzín <petr.hluzin@gmail.com> writes:

Petr> I investigated the patch because I am interested reversible debugging.
Petr> However I barely work on GDB. I would be mostly interested in
Petr> polishing, removing rough corners and making tiny things work right.
Petr> But I feel that real hackers here do not like making tools nice to
Petr> use; or making things work for those who are not already experts; for
Petr> people who expect their tools to know their job without requiring
Petr> user's supervision, etc.

I can understand why you think this.
I have two things to suggest here.

First, in my experience with GDB, changes to the CLI are one of the most
hotly debated areas -- both what the user types and also what GDB
prints. You can see any number of discussions about this in the
archives.

So, I think us developers do pay attention -- but maybe a funny kind of
attention, as we're used to the quirks of GDB CLI and expect additions
to be faithful to its traditions.

Second, feel free to comment on changes. We try to make GDB as good as
we know how, but nobody has a monopoly on good ideas.

Tom