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Re: add-symbol-file/load and scripts

From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
To: Paul Pluzhnikov <ppluzhnikov at google dot com>
Cc: Doug Evans <dje at google dot com>, Jerome Guitton <guitton at adacore dot com>, gdb at sourceware dot org
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 15:40:23 -0400
Subject: Re: add-symbol-file/load and scripts
References: <20090602162718.GA21116@adacore.com> <8ac60eac0906020947w4c413b39t3fb38bd04eeb0c41@mail.gmail.com> <20090602170414.GL3029@adacore.com> <e394668d0906021026p63f63d34m3b849afbc7f53a60@mail.gmail.com> <8ac60eac0906021141p608e83c5kbdf4fb2efad07b32@mail.gmail.com>

On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 11:41:03AM -0700, Paul Pluzhnikov wrote:
> I think you can already do this with python support:
> 
>   my_load foo.elf
> 
> Where my_load is a python command, which parses foo.elf, loads it, and
> adds symbols for it. IOW, there is no real need to extend add-symbol-file
> anymore.

IMO, this doesn't rule out a sensible default.  Your comment about the
embedded universe was accurate - but in the Linux desktop universe,
you should almost never need this command anyway.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery

References:
- add-symbol-file/load and scripts
  - From: Jerome Guitton
- Re: add-symbol-file/load and scripts
  - From: Paul Pluzhnikov
- Re: add-symbol-file/load and scripts
  - From: Jerome Guitton
- Re: add-symbol-file/load and scripts
  - From: Doug Evans
- Re: add-symbol-file/load and scripts
  - From: Paul Pluzhnikov

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