Re: right way to_post_attach ?

[Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at cygnus dot com>]

> Hi,
> 
> I can't quite figure out what the right way to setup a
> target_ops.to_post_attach hook. I'm not defining a whole new target (am
> I?), I'm using the procfs target. I just need to hook the to_post_attach
> so I can do some random symbol fiddling just after the attach.
> 
> I notice that several targets do a push_target during their attach, so
> that their operations become avaliable,  but presumably I still want to
> use the procfs target so I can't have the attach operation push my extra
> target vector.
> 
> In oop terms, I just want to 'override' the to_post_attach
> method. I can't find anywhere that uses the to_post_attach in any
> substantial way, so I'm rather short on clues.
> 
> What's the way to do this, or is to_post_attach not the tool to be using
> here?
> 
> Thank's for any tips.


i cant comment on post attach but i can comment on the underlying 
problem.  yes, the push / pop mechanism and gdb's target stack is 
primative at best - little wonder you're having problems.  the oo 
concept is simple, what gdb did to it is not, sigh,

andrew