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Re: duplicated code in gdb and gdbserver

> I think the remote protocol itself is getting old.
> In days of multiple threads, inferiors, and architectures, plus an
> expanding feature set, ISTM IWBN to start over.  We can still support
> the remote protocol for however long is appropriate of course.  I can
> imagine the remote protocol being (at least mostly) a degenerate case
> of its successor.

I don't really have a strong opinion about this.  Something to addo
to the discussion though: I know that many problems probes talk
the remote protocol in order to be used from GDB.  I don't see
that supporting 2 protocols to be an insurmountable problem...

-- 
Joel
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