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Re: memory search capability
I'm guessing there's general agreement in getting this functionality
into gdb. Can you post the patch? I have some time to help work on
it.
Regarding examining the results of the search: I'm guessing the way to
handle that is in Python (once it's added).
On 12/26/07, Paul Koning <pkoning@equallogic.com> wrote:
> I've implemented this as a local mod. Right now it doesn't have support
> in the remote protocol, that's on the "to do next" list.
>
> One bit of user feedback I got was to drop the results of the search
> into some local variables so scripts could use that.
>
> Any suggestions for a suitable encoding for this in the packet protocol?
>
> I could submit the code to the list if there's interest.
>
> paul
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gdb-owner@sourceware.org
> > [mailto:gdb-owner@sourceware.org] On Behalf Of Michael Snyder
> > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 7:35 PM
> > To: Doug Evans
> > Cc: gdb@sourceware.org
> > Subject: Re: memory search capability
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 2007-12-21 at 16:21 -0800, Doug Evans wrote:
> > > Anyone know of any work in this area since this?
> > >
> > > http://www.cygwin.com/ml/gdb/2001-03/msg00071.html
> >
> > I don't think so. Every now and then, someone remarks that it
> > would seem like a good idea. No one ever does it. Shouldn't be
> > that hard...
> >
> >
> >
> >
>