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Re: sid debugger interface extension: step out-of-range packet support
- From: fche at redhat dot com (Frank Ch. Eigler)
- To: cagney at redhat dot com
- Cc: sid at sources dot redhat dot com, gdb at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: 13 Feb 2002 10:12:58 -0500
- Subject: Re: sid debugger interface extension: step out-of-range packet support
- References: <20020212171421.D13536@redhat.com> <3C6A0365.4050207@cygnus.com>
cagney wrote:
> [...]
> > A small amount of new code in sid/include and sid/component/gdb
> > now allows gdb's "step out-of-range" packet ('e'/'E') to work with
> > all sid-based simulator targets. [...]
>
> [...] I wouldn't rely to much on that current packet and/or
> implementation. A number of issues with it have been pointed out
> with it. Suggest looking through the archives.
I did. Are you referring to a thread other than this one:
<http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb/2001-02/msg00054.html> ? I must
admit I don't see the severity of that problem -- it sounds like the
user experience may be a little jarring with multithreaded apps, but
not inconsistent or lossy.
- FChE