[PATCH] Test no =breakpoint-modified is emitted for modifications from MI commands
Joel Brobecker
brobecker@adacore.com
Sat Feb 8 13:15:00 GMT 2014
> > One other possible option: Add a new option that would be available
> > to all commands to disable notifications related to the command being
> > executed. That way, FE could use it to reduce unnecessary back-chatter.
>
> That is what I am thinking about.
>
> > I don't really like that option, though, as it would require a certain
> > transition period.
>
> What do you mean by "transition period"? We can make use of
> "-list-features" to tell FE that FE can disable/enable MI notifications
> through a certain command.
The issue is people using older versions of an FE with a newer version
of GDB. For those, their FE wouldn't know about the new option and
thus get the notifications that they might not expect.
I don't know if we need to be concerned about this sort of compatibility
or not...
--
Joel
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