[RFC] MI: Event notification

[Nick Roberts]

 > > With a large stack and stepping through the program, I think it is very
 > > noticeable, which is why I frequently try to select a line to run to.
 > 
 > Stepping through the code and typing CLI commands are rather different
 > activities. For entering CLI, full UI state reload is not so problematic.
 > 
 > For stepping:
 > 
 > 	1. I have a proposal for "-var-list --locals" that I think will
 > 	make work with local variables very convenient and fast. I'll post
 > 	that tomorrow.

OK, I'll look at that ( = "-stack-list-locals --create-varobjs"?).

 > 	2. As for -stack-* -- if there any reason why that code cannot detect
 > 	that stack has not changed and quickly return "cached" result.
 > 	That will optimize all existing frontends automatically.

I just wanted to start discussion, not commit the patch.  Let's review it
after you've posted your patch for "-var-list --locals"


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