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Re: GDB doesn't show the correct line
Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
>
> On Sat, Nov 13, 2004 at 09:50:00PM +0100, Otto Wyss wrote:
> > >
> > IMO it would be best if GDB would handle line separators equally as GCC.
> > So the behaviour would be consistent an easier understandable by the user.
>
> I think this behavior should be removed from GCC, personally. But GCC
> isn't the only compiler used by GDB; if you play this sort of game with
> line endings, you're going to lose on some combination anyway.
>
Unfortunately we all don't live in an ideal world and have to care for
some wrong situations. A good product would at least complain if it
detects a situation which it can't handle correct. Therefore IMO GDB
should at least give a warning if different line endings are discovered.
O. Wyss
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