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Re: Features vs infrastructure (was Re: Tracepoint support in CygnusGDB ?)


Andrew Cagney wrote:

I just thumbed through the GDB website and sources, and gdb/TODO seemed
like it was mostly a list of desired infrastructure changes. For instance,
I didn't see a mention of the desirability of tracepoint support for native
debugging, although that is an obvious item for a wishlist. Perhaps the
todo list should be separated into "user-visible" and "infrastructure"
sections, with appropriate xrefs, so that everybody is aware of what's
desired.


GDB tracks new features using the bug database. I see one tracepoint change which is me pointing out that an architecture method is broken. Must remember to delete the TODO file.

OK, I see plenty there, but most look like infrastructure changes, and of the 139 items, I still can't tell which are the most important features that users have been waiting for. That's where a real document comes in handy; you can use it to explain why features A, B, and C are more important than D, E, and F, or why feature G must wait for infrastructure changes H, I, and J.

Stan



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