Re: [RFA]: Make gdb_do_one_event public and fix uiout setting for TUI

[Elena Zannoni <ezannoni at redhat dot com>]

Stephane Carrez writes:
 > Hi!
 > 
 > Elena Zannoni wrote:
 > 
 > > Stephane Carrez writes:
 > >  > Hi!
 > >  > 
 > >  > The TUI relies on the modification of the 'uiout' to switch correctly
 > >  > between TUI mode and normal mode.  It installs its own ui-out function to
 > >  > catch the output and redirect it in the appropriate curses window.
 > >  > It installs gdb's normal ui-out function when using the plain terminal
 > >  > (non-TUI mode).
 > > 
 > > 
 > > I am a bit confused here about the uiout switch. I see that it does it
 > > when you start up the TUI, but there is also a mode switch with
 > > tui_switch_mode.  How does this interact with your change?
 > > 
 > 
 > It's because we can switch on/off the TUI mode while gdb is running
 > (independently of -tui option).
 > 

ah ok.

 > CTRL-X CTRL-A is bound to tui_switch_mode() which enables TUI mode or
 > disable it (the effect is similar to using the gdb -tui option, or, not using that option).
 > 
 > The tui_enable() and tui_disable() do all the necessary stuff such as
 > enter/leave the curses mode, install/remove specific TUI gdb hooks.
 > The 'uiout' is also switched here so that we write on gdb_stdout
 > or in curses window.
 > 
 > 	Stephane
 > 

I am not sure I understand this change, can you comment a bit?

      a init_ui_hook.  */
-  uiout = cli_out_new (gdb_stdout);
+  tui_old_uiout = uiout = cli_out_new (gdb_stdout);


Thanks
Elena