Re: GDB and scripting languages - which

Paul Koning
2007-01-09T21:37:57Z

>>>>> "Bob" == Bob Rossi <bob_rossi@cox.net> writes:

Bob> On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 12:11:50PM -0800, Jim Blandy wrote:
>> I would prefer that GDB use a single extension language, and that
>> that language be Python. Python has more momentum than Guile in
>> almost any way one might measure it:
>>
>> - number of users who are familiar with it - body of large
>> programs written in it - number of modules available for reuse -
>> number of programs embedding it - number of books available for
>> learning it

Bob> There is one issue I think that makes using TCL a good scripting
Bob> language for GDB. I'm not sure how important this is however. If
Bob> the language is TCL, it'll be very easy to test in GDB's test
Bob> suite.

I would think it's good to stay away from TCL. I won't say more
because I don't want to start a language war. Python can certainly be
scripted, and it has good support for testsuite type things.

paul