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Re: Assuming types for PC
- From: Joel Brobecker <brobecker at adacore dot com>
- To: Luis Machado <lgustavo at codesourcery dot com>
- Cc: Mark Kettenis <mark dot kettenis at xs4all dot nl>, gdb at sourceware dot org
- Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:56:06 +0200
- Subject: Re: Assuming types for PC
- References: <51B5E06A dot 8020807 at codesourcery dot com> <201306101431 dot r5AEVAfb007850 at glazunov dot sibelius dot xs4all dot nl> <51B5E3D4 dot 9010105 at codesourcery dot com> <20130610144520 dot GF3941 at adacore dot com> <51B5E76A dot 5000208 at codesourcery dot com>
> Right. I did some archaeology and ended up at that commit, aimed at
> testing for an internal error fix rather than the correct type of
> PC.
Ah, ok :).
> I didn't find the reasoning particularly clear. Then again, i'm just
> asking to be sure. :-)
Maybe another way of saying this would be "it should, unless proven
otherwise". In your case, it sounds like you are saying "it might",
or perhaps "some platforms don't", to which Mark is replying "show
me" (backed by the architecture manuals) :-) :-) :-).
--
Joel