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Re: GDB Speak: `inferior' rather than `target'?
- From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at mvista dot com>
- To: Nathanael Nerode <neroden at twcny dot rr dot com>
- Cc: gdb at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 00:22:45 -0500
- Subject: Re: GDB Speak: `inferior' rather than `target'?
- References: <20021203050632.GA16061@doctormoo>
On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 12:06:32AM -0500, Nathanael Nerode wrote:
> Daniel wrote:
> >I'm with Kevin - I don't like either inferior or target. I'd suggest
> >punting to debugee but it's too cumbersome.
>
> "Debugee" is extremely clear. Use it!
>
> It doesn't translate well, of course, but so what?
It's awkward. And it can't be shortened at all - you end up with
debug, which could mean debugger. Think of gdb/inf*...
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Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer