GDB/XMI (XML Machine Interface)

[Chris Friesen]

On Aug 19, 2004, at 4:49 PM, Bob Rossi wrote:
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> Chris F suggested,
>    He defiantly didn't see the benefit to switching to XMI, since XML 
> is harder
>    for him to understand than MI output.

That's uncharitable, try:
    Didn't see a big benefit in using one structured data format over 
the other. All things being equal, finds pages of MI easier to read 
than the order of magnitude longer output that XML would be.

> I don't really know where to go from here. The XML change I think is a 
> no brainer.
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> Finally, the difference between a text based protocol and a libgdb 
> interface is irrelevant
> to me. I would personally prefer the text based protocol at this point 
> in time seeing that
> there is no libgdb. What stopped the production of that effort?

Did license issues prevent adoption? I know that would likely keep me 
from being able to use a libgdb. Yeah, yeah dry your eyes. ;-)

Go for the Gold,
-ChrisF