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Re: Status of 'blacklist' patch?


> (If you have a function called @code{file} that you want to skip, use
> @kbd{skip function file} to specify it.)

I have no stake in the matter, but is this really such a common issue
that it belongs in the manual?

-Justin

On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
>> From: Justin Lebar <justin.lebar@gmail.com>
>> Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:08:09 -0400
>> Cc: dje@google.com, stanshebs@earthlink.net, gdb-patches@sourceware.org
>>
>> > What happens if I have a function called "file" in the same program?
>> > IOW, to what degree is "file" a reserved keyword here?
>>
>> Even if you have a function named "file", |skip file| will skip the
>> current file. ÂBut |skip function file| would skip the function called
>> "file".
>
> I suggest to say this explicitly as a note. ÂE.g., like this:
>
> Â(If you have a function called @code{file} that you want to skip, use
> Â@kbd{skip function file} to specify it.)
>
>> >> +@item Type
>> >> +@samp{function} or @samp{file}
>> >
>> > The text below the @item line should be at least one complete
>> > sentence.
>>
>> FWIW, I think
>>
>> Â Â@samp{function} or @samp{file}
>>
>> beats
>>
>> Â Â This field contains either @samp{function} or @samp{file},
>> indicating whether
>> the skip is on one function or all the functions in a file.
>
> I didn't suggest the latter; you did ;-)
>
> I will settle for
>
> ÂThe type of this skip, either @samp{function} or @samp{file}.
>
>> > @item Identifier
>> > A number identifying this skip.
>>
>> This is not a complete sentence. ÂShould it be changed as well?
>
> No need, it is complete enough for me.
>
> Thanks.
>


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