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Re: [RFA/RFC] Implement =thread-selected notification.
- From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu dot org>
- To: Vladimir Prus <vladimir at codesourcery dot com>
- Cc: gdb-patches at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:29:20 +0300
- Subject: Re: [RFA/RFC] Implement =thread-selected notification.
- References: <200808131640.16054.vladimir@codesourcery.com>
- Reply-to: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu dot org>
> From: Vladimir Prus <vladimir@codesourcery.com>
> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:40:15 +0400
>
> Only doc changes need formal approval; feedback on other bits is appreciated.
Thanks; approved. I have a few minor comments.
> +command. This notification is not emitted as result of -thread-select
Please give -thread-select a @code markup, as it's a command.
> +to change the selected thread actually changes it. In particular,
^^
Two spaces, please.
> +invoking, directly or indirectly (via user-defined command), the CLI
> +``thread'' command, will generate this notification.
@code{thread} or @samp{thread} (I'm not quite sure what do you mean by
``thread'' here, so I'm unsure which one is better).
> +It is suggested that the frontend, in response to this notification,
> +hightlights the selected thread and makes any further operations
> +apply to this thread.
We suggest that in response to this notification, front ends
highlight the selected thread and cause subsequent commands apply to
that thread.