Re: Should internal-error default to dumping core?

[Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at cygnus dot com>]

> Andrew Cagney wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Sorry you've lost me here.  query() returns false if there is no tty.
>> So ``n'' ``n'' would still be the default.  I'll need to change the
>> question so that a ``no'' indicates a core dump.
>> 
> 
> 
> That was how I was suggesting it should be, so it is OK with me.
> 
Turns out I'm 180 degrees out here.  query() returns true when no TTY.


Consequently I need to reverse first query() not the second.

	Andrew

> Hello,
> 
> At preset an internal-error interaction looks like:
> 
> (gdb) maint internal-error
> /home/scratch/GDB/src/gdb/maint.c:119: gdb-internal-error: internal maintenance
> An internal GDB error was detected.  This may make further
> debugging unreliable.  Continue this debugging session? (y or n) n
> 
> Create a core file containing the current state of GDB? (y or n) n
>> $
> 
> that is the default/no case is to not dump core.
> 
> At present, if GDB encounters an internal error (from say a NULL pointer reference) it doesn't leave any physical evidence around in the form of a core dump.  I'm thinking it should.  Hence, I'd like to change the second prompt to be one that defaults to a core dump.
> 
> Looking back through the notes it appears that the [my] rationale for the current behavour was somewhat arbitrary.
> 
> thoughts?
> Andrew