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Re: [RFA] infcmd.c: Fix UI problem in attach_command
On Mon, Jun 28, 2004 at 07:58:57PM +0200, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 13:14:18 +0200
> > From: Corinna Vinschen <vinschen@redhat.com>
> > >
> > > Do you (or anyone else, like Elena) know why do we relinquish the
> > > terminal to the inferior while loading the symbol table? It sounds
> > > like a strange thing to do at this point.
> >
> > I don't know and it sounds strange to me as well. I've tested a simlified
> > patch which just moves the call to target_terminal_inferior right before
> > the normal_stop call. It works as good as my original patch, but I'm not
> > sure if there's a specific situation which requires an early switch to
> > the inferior.
>
> I tend to suggest that we commit this simplified patch and see if
> anybody screams.
This seems reasonable to me; if the patch tested OK on one platform
with job control I don't think there are major terminal-handling
gotchas it might trigger.
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Daniel Jacobowitz