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Re: breakpoints/1052: GDB 5.3 (macro supporting) - macro value is string without quotes.


The following reply was made to PR breakpoints/1052; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr@integrable-solutions.net>
To: David Carlton <carlton@math.stanford.edu>
Cc: gdb-gnats@sources.redhat.com
Subject: Re: breakpoints/1052: GDB 5.3 (macro supporting) - macro value is string without quotes.
Date: 13 Feb 2003 22:20:34 +0100

 David Carlton <carlton@math.stanford.edu> writes:
 
 | The following reply was made to PR breakpoints/1052; it has been noted by GNATS.
 | 
 | From: David Carlton <carlton@math.stanford.edu>
 | To: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@mvista.com>
 | Cc: GNATS Filer <gdb-gnats@sources.redhat.com>,
 |    "Gvozdeva, Svetlana" <Svetlana_Gvozdeva@stl.sarov.ru>
 | Subject: Re: breakpoints/1052: GDB 5.3 (macro supporting) - macro value is string without quotes.
 | Date: 13 Feb 2003 12:19:48 -0800
 | 
 |  On 13 Feb 2003 16:08:00 -0000, Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@mvista.com> said:
 |   
 |  >  My point is that "p 234" prints the value of the C expression "234".  "p
 |  >  var" prints the value of the C expression "var".  "p MACRO" is printing
 |  >  the value of the C expression "MACRO" which happens to not be a valid
 |  >  expression.  I don't see a problem with the current behavior.
 |   
 |  >  Let's see if anyone else has an opinion.
 |  
 |  We should definitely keep the current behavior.
 
 I agree with Daniel that GDB behaviour should be consistent. "p MACRO"
 should evaluate to printing the value of the variable "MACRO" -- if it
 exists. 
 
 -- Gaby


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