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Re: [PATCH] Remove board setting `gdb,cannot_call_functions'
On 04/24/2012 09:55 PM, Pedro Alves wrote:
> The powerpc-sim ones could still be relevant, and tested, I suppose. It could
> be the reason that functions couldn't (or can't) be called with these targets was
> related to the target backend, not the tdep code in gdb. Or, this might useful while
> still developing a new port. E.g., moxie is a new-ish port, where Anthony Green
> added that "gdb,cannot_call_functions" as recently as 2010:
>
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/dejagnu/2010-01/msg00000.html
>
> Of course, that might have been blind copy&paste.
DejaGNU's baseboards are the good evidence on how these variables are
used. Yeah, looks powerpc-sim still use this variable, so we should
keep "gdb,cannot_call_functions" in gdb testsuite.
Thanks for your input, Pedro.
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Yao (éå)