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Re: RFC: add ability to "source" Python code


On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 11:08:06PM +0200, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > Could you explain why you think GDB should try to parse files
> > with Python extensions as CLI scripts?  I can't think of any
> > case where this would be useful.
> 
> I already explained that.

Is this what you're referring to, or am I missing a further explanation?

> Yes, this is called "backward compatibility".  It just could be that
> one reason why someone configures GDB without Python is that they
> don't want this incompatible change.

This argument would prevent us ever adding new commands or changing
the behavior of a command without adding a configure option for them.
The CLI already evolves over time; I don't think this level of
compatibility is a realistic goal for us.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery


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