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Re: [patch 1/2] auto-load: Rename $ddir to $datadir
- From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu dot org>
- To: Jan Kratochvil <jan dot kratochvil at redhat dot com>
- Cc: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
- Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 19:01:42 +0300
- Subject: Re: [patch 1/2] auto-load: Rename $ddir to $datadir
- References: <20120512144714.GA11560@host2.jankratochvil.net>
- Reply-to: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu dot org>
> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 16:47:14 +0200
> From: Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
>
> when Doug suggested $ddir for data-directory, similar to $cdir, $pdir and
> $sdir already in use, it made sense.
>
> But currently I need to introduce also a variable for debug-file-directory and
> having both $ddir and $debugdir valid in the same string seems to be confusing.
>
> Therefore proposing to have $datadir and $debugdir instead in the next patch,
> this patch is just a machanical rename $ddir -> $datadir.
>
> I do not think it needs backward compatibiluty as $ddir has not yet been in
> any GDB release.
OK for the documentation parts.
Thanks.