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Re: $_ and info breakpoint [PATCH]
- From: Jim Blandy <jimb at codesourcery dot com>
- To: Nick Roberts <nickrob at snap dot net dot nz>
- Cc: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>, gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:15:52 -0700
- Subject: Re: $_ and info breakpoint [PATCH]
- References: <18064.7905.924535.720690@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> <20070709115647.GC3095@caradoc.them.org> <18066.53564.134378.88590@kahikatea.snap.net.nz>
Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz> writes:
> AFAICS the server prefix was written for use with annotations and front-ends.
> This shouldn't affect existing use and we can put a caveat in the
> documentaion in the manual:
>
> The convenience variable `$_' and the default
> examining-address for the `x' command are set to the address of
> the last breakpoint listed unless the command is prefixed with
> 'server ' (see Command History).
I have no warlord M-DEL patch, but I just wanted to point out that
'server' should be documented more clearly than it is.