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Re: [PATCH] Add fullname field for MI -break-info command


> > For a future: can you explain what "annotate_field" does? The annotate.h
> > file has no comments at all, and gdbint has "annotate_field" only inside
> > code examples. And generally, what are "annotations"?

> Annotations were the old interface used between GDB and front ends. It
> was all that was available before MI. For your own sanity, never ever
> try to deal with them.

Just to clarify: Annotations will be replaced by MI but there are currently
still front ends that use them.  So don't add new annotations but please be
careful not to change existing behaviour either.

Nick                                           http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob


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