Re: RFC: gdbtk/TODO file

[Fernando Nasser <fnasser at cygnus dot com>]

Mo DeJong wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 5 Oct 2000, Fernando Nasser wrote:
> 
> > I have been asking you for suggestions and collecting things to
> > create a TODO file for Insight.
> 
> ...
> 
> > TODO:
> 
> I would add:
> 
> 1) Generic way to set a BP at a given line or function.
> 

Yes, I forgot that one.  I also forgot hardware breakpoints and watchpoints.
Thanks for reminding me.  I will add them to the list.

> Add a entry widget to the breakpoints dialog perhaps?
> 

It is a possibility.


> 2) Improved ability to attach to a given process.
> Right now, the process listing code "exec ps -ef"
> is totally broken on most platforms.
> 

Thanks.  This one goes to the BUGS section.




> >                 New Features and Enhancements
> >                 =============================
> >
> > Display of the target program output.  Perhaps use the XTerm hack created
> > by Tom.
> 
> It would also be nice if insight (well gdb actually) could be fixed
> so that it did not freeze up when run as a background process.
> This is a bug but it is also a major "gdb" thing that might
> require a lot of work to fix.
> 

I am not sure if I understood this one right.  I will phone you for
more details.



> > Migrate to Tcl/Tk 8.2
> 
> That should be Tcl/Tk 8.3.2 now.
> 

That's right.


> > Fix/revamp the gdbtk testsuite.
> 
> I am currently working on a GUI app testing system for
> Source-Navigator. It might be a good idea to use
> something like it for Insight too. Still, this
> is something that will not be "ready" until
> the next GnuPro release.
> 

That is a good idea.  I would like to know more about it.



Thanks a lot (again) for your comments Mo.

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