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Re: patch to add QNX NTO i386 support
> >> >Bingo. And it's also the way our ide talks to gdb. If the exec
filename
> >> >is
> >> >not set, gdb treats the first argument to run as the path to the file
and
> >> >subsequent arguments as regular args.
> >
> >>
> >> I don't think that change would be accepted into GDB. It makes `run'
> >> just too modal :-/
> >
> >
> > That was my first reaction too. But he's not describing a local change
> > to GDB - we already do this! Argh!
>
> Yes, arrrg! Bug!
Why arrrgh? I know it makes run a little context sensitive but I don't
think anyone trips on it. The normal usage pattern of gdb precludes people
having problems with it and it's very useful for us. I still haven't heard
any suggestions of how we might accomplish what we do.
cheers,
Kris