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Re: [PATCH v2 07/24] Remove "show" command completers, "set" command completers for string commands
- From: Pedro Alves <palves at redhat dot com>
- To: Tom Tromey <tom at tromey dot com>
- Cc: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
- Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2019 22:54:04 +0100
- Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 07/24] Remove "show" command completers, "set" command completers for string commands
- References: <20190530195333.20448-1-palves@redhat.com> <20190530195333.20448-8-palves@redhat.com> <878suimrbn.fsf@tromey.com>
On 6/3/19 7:55 PM, Tom Tromey wrote:
>>>>>> "Pedro" == Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> writes:
>
> Pedro> I wonder whether we should instead make the default be no completer.
>
> I think so. The current default seems wrong in many situations, and
> expensive to invoke besides.
>
> One thing bash does is bind certain keys to specific completers, so for
> example M-! will complete on command names, no matter the context.
> Perhaps gdb could provide something like this as well, for the odd case
> where you really want to complete on a symbol- or file-name in an
> unusual context.
That's an interesting idea.
>
> I'm ok with this patch in the interim.
>
> Tom
>
Thanks,
Pedro Alves