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Re: [MI] -stack-list-variables

From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
To: Vladimir Prus <vladimir at codesourcery dot com>
Cc: Nick Roberts <nickrob at snap dot net dot nz>, Joel Brobecker <brobecker at adacore dot com>, gdb-patches at sources dot redhat dot com
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:50:46 -0400
Subject: Re: [MI] -stack-list-variables
References: <200909191412.37692.vladimir@codesourcery.com> <200909212002.44063.vladimir@codesourcery.com> <19127.63969.180199.561232@totara.tehura.co.nz> <200909220931.27493.vladimir@codesourcery.com>

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 09:31:26AM +0400, Vladimir Prus wrote:
> On Tuesday 22 September 2009 Nick Roberts wrote:
> > As a maintainer I would try to accommodate such requests and reserve my
> > judgements for technical matters.
> 
> I disagree. Sensible frontend interface is only possible if we (or I) understand 
> specific use cases that are supported, and how they are supposed, as opposed to
> working from requests to add some information to some command.

I don't think you, as a single individual, should have to understand
the needs of every frontend.  I don't think any one person understands
every way that GDB can be used.

I'm not sure why this has turned into such a big argument though...

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery

References:
- [MI] -stack-list-variables
  - From: Vladimir Prus
- Re: [MI] -stack-list-variables
  - From: Vladimir Prus
- Re: [MI] -stack-list-variables
  - From: Nick Roberts
- Re: [MI] -stack-list-variables
  - From: Vladimir Prus

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