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Re: [PATCH v2 07/24] Remove "show" command completers, "set" command completers for string commands
- From: Tom Tromey <tom at tromey dot com>
- To: Pedro Alves <palves at redhat dot com>
- Cc: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
- Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:55:40 -0600
- Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 07/24] Remove "show" command completers, "set" command completers for string commands
- References: <20190530195333.20448-1-palves@redhat.com> <20190530195333.20448-8-palves@redhat.com>
>>>>> "Pedro" == Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> writes:
Pedro> I wonder whether we should instead make the default be no completer.
I think so. The current default seems wrong in many situations, and
expensive to invoke besides.
One thing bash does is bind certain keys to specific completers, so for
example M-! will complete on command names, no matter the context.
Perhaps gdb could provide something like this as well, for the odd case
where you really want to complete on a symbol- or file-name in an
unusual context.
I'm ok with this patch in the interim.
Tom