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Re: [RFA/commit/doco] move handing of "set interactive-mode" to gdb_has_a_terminal
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:12:23 -0500
> From: Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>
> Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
>
> > "Based on standard input settings" sounds vague and mysterious. What
> > exactly does this mean?
>
> Basically, we test whether stdin is a terminal or not. How about:
>
> If @code{auto} (the default), @value{GDBN} guesses which mode to use,
> based on whether @value{GDBN}'s standard input is a terminal.
>
> ?
I would suggest
If @code{auto} (the default), @value{GDBN} tries to determine
whether its standard input is a terminal, and works in
interactive-mode if it is, non-interactively otherwise.
Okay with that change.