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Re: [PATCH 3/5] powerpc64-aix inf-ptrace patch
- From: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
- To: Raunaq 12 <raunaq12 at in dot ibm dot com>
- Cc: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org, brobecker at adacore dot com
- Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:47:30 -0600
- Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] powerpc64-aix inf-ptrace patch
- References: <OFE3A164F2 dot 0E58AFE9-ON65257BA4 dot 003110DC-65257BA4 dot 0032D802 at in dot ibm dot com>
>>>>> ">" == Raunaq 12 <raunaq12@in.ibm.com> writes:
>> Since that is not the right way to go about it, I thought it would be
>> better to create a new file called 'inf-ptrace64.c' derived from
>> inf-ptrace instead, This new file contains all these above mentioned
>> changes. inf-ptrace64 will be compiled only if the host is detected
>> as powerpc64-ibm-aix. SO, it will not interfere with the original
>> inf-ptrace that is used if host is powerpc-ibm-aix
No, copying the file is worse than other available alternatives.
For example you can use configure to discover the proper argument types,
and then write a function that wraps ptrace and provides the needed
casts.
Tom