Re: gdbmi.el not working with emacs 22

Nick Roberts
2007-02-28T21:36:42Z

> The gdbmi.el file says it should work with emacs 22 by just dropping it in.
>
> I tried it with this emacs 22: http://ourcomments.org/Emacs/EmacsW32.html
> Using MinGW gdb 6.3-2 from here:
> http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gdb-6.3-2.exe?download
> I downloaded gdbmi.el out of CVS.
> http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/gdb/mi/gdb-mi.el?cvsroot=src
>
> The same gdb/emacs combo works fine with the regular M-x gdb mode and
> --annotate=3, namely it shows the current line indicator and
> breakpoints properly.

I'm glad to hear that this works with MinGW.

> However M-x gdbmi with the default command-line did not work
> properly. It is able to debug, but the decorations don't show up in
> the margin.

Emacs 22 has probably changed too much in CVS in that time. It *should* work
with latest GDB (6.6) but I don't know if MinGW has such a build.

> Is this a bug, or a known issue, or what?
> Should I file a bug report?

Please don't file a bug report. It does says in the file that it's under
development, but perhaps it should carry a stronger health warning. If you
want an easy life then use the mode in Emacs 22. If you want to help develop
gdb-mi.el then, welcome!, but you will need the latest GDB and to post your
findings here. The plan was/is to keep it synchronised with GDB once Emacs is
released.

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