gdb reverse execution: how to actually run tests for it?

Tom Tromey tromey@redhat.com
Wed Aug 19 16:37:00 GMT 2009


>>>>> "Pedro" == Pedro Alves <pedro@codesourcery.com> writes:

Pedro> For the generic reverse execution tests --- reverse step, reverse
Pedro> next, reverse continue, run to breakpoint in reverse, etc., etc.,
Pedro> I'd must prefer that we would get rid of the need for board files
Pedro> at all.  :-)

Pedro>  1. for native targets, the only reverse solution we currently support is
Pedro>  precord.  I can't see why we can't default to testing the reverse tests
Pedro>  with precord then.

I agree.

If the tests aren't enabled by default on some common platforms and thus
run as a regular part of testing, you can be sure there will be
regressions here.

Tom



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