Re: -var-show-attributes response syntax

[Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>]

Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz> writes:

> Vladimir Prus writes:
>  > 
>  > Hello!
>  > 
>  > Here's the docs for -var-show-attributes MI command:
>  > 
>  >        Synopsis 
>  >             -var-show-attributes name
>  > 
>  >           List attributes of the specified variable object name: 
>  >              status=attr [ ( ,attr )* ]
>  >              where attr is { { editable | noneditable } | TBD }.
>  > 
>  > What is the reason for using "non" instead of "attribute_name=attribute_value" 
>  > syntax? The above assumes all attributes are boolean, which is not very 
>  > extensible.
>
> I think the above means output may be something like:
>
> ^done,attr={"editable","yellow","big"}

In which case I think status is a typo and should actually have been attr,
like this:

      attr=ATTR [ ( ,ATTR )* ]

Andreas.

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