Re: GDB and scripting languages - which

[Paul Koning <pkoning at equallogic dot com>]

>>>>> "Bob" == Bob Rossi <bob_rossi@cox.net> writes:

 Bob> On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 12:11:50PM -0800, Jim Blandy wrote:
 >>  I would prefer that GDB use a single extension language, and that
 >> that language be Python.  Python has more momentum than Guile in
 >> almost any way one might measure it:
 >> 
 >> - number of users who are familiar with it - body of large
 >> programs written in it - number of modules available for reuse -
 >> number of programs embedding it - number of books available for
 >> learning it

 Bob> There is one issue I think that makes using TCL a good scripting
 Bob> language for GDB. I'm not sure how important this is however. If
 Bob> the language is TCL, it'll be very easy to test in GDB's test
 Bob> suite.

I would think it's good to stay away from TCL.  I won't say more
because I don't want to start a language war.  Python can certainly be
scripted, and it has good support for testsuite type things.

	  paul