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Re: [remote protocol] support for disabling packet acknowledgement

>>>>> "Daniel" == Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org> writes:

 Daniel> Sandra asked me to take a stab at explaining the mess we're
 Daniel> in. ...

 Daniel> I think that if someone wants to design a more reliable
 Daniel> protocol than the existing one, they are free to do so, and
 Daniel> either layer it under the existing protocol as described
 Daniel> above or contribute it to GDB - we're not leaving anyone out
 Daniel> in the cold and a new feature doesn't have to meet every
 Daniel> possible use case in its first incarnation.

Fair enough.   Ok, thanks.

 Daniel> This isn't the only problem with the existing protocol in my
 Daniel> opinion.  It's pretty crufty, but it gets by.

I'd agree with that.

    paul
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