Re: Removing deprecated breakpoint functions

[Jim Blandy <jimb@codesourcery.com>]

Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false.org> writes:
> On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 01:45:35PM -0800, Jim Blandy wrote:
>> 
>> "Rob Quill" <rob.quill at gmail.com> writes:
>> > I am trying to figure out how to remove
>> > deprecated_insert/remove_raw_breakpoint and was wondering if it is
>> > acceptable to substitute a call to them with a call to the
>> > break_command() function as this will handle all the breakpoint chain
>> > related things, or is this function too high level and another one
>> > should be used?
>> 
>> Yes, those are too high-level; I think 'set_raw_breakpoint' is more
>> what you're looking for.  See the uses in breakpoint.c, things like
>> 'create_fork_event_catchpoint' might serve as helpful examples.
>
> The breakpoints that use deprecated_insert_raw_breakpoint do not
> currently go on the breakpoint chain.  The most important of these
> is the software single-step breakpoint.  Nothing is really prepared
> to find it on the chain (what priority does it have compared to other
> breakpoints, for instance) - so this is going to be a bit tricky.

So, bpstat_what and its relatives will need to learn about them?