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Re: Multi-process and 'inferior'

From: Michael Snyder <msnyder at specifix dot com>
To: Marc Khouzam <marc dot khouzam at ericsson dot com>
Cc: gdb at sourceware dot org
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:18:07 -0700
Subject: Re: Multi-process and 'inferior'
References: <6D19CA8D71C89C43A057926FE0D4ADAA042911C5@ecamlmw720.eamcs.ericsson.se>

On Fri, 2008-06-13 at 10:21 -0400, Marc Khouzam wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> With multi-process debugging, what will the 'inferior' be?
> 
> In fact, currently, when using attach/detach with gdbserver, what is 
> considered the inferior?  I assume that the inferior is the process 
> GDB is currently attached to, right?

Many years ago, we tried to give up using that term, "inferior".
Sounds sort of politically incorrect, though I'm glad that it 
doesn't seem to have the same 'squick factor' now as it did 
in the 1990's...

References:
- Multi-process and 'inferior'
  - From: Marc Khouzam

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