[Bug translator/6847] $$parms/$$vars should be $$*

["fche at redhat dot com" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>]

------- Additional Comments From fche at redhat dot com  2008-08-18 14:53 -------
> > The "$" *suffix* suggested in bug #3672 was done
> > specifically to avoid namespace collisions of the
> > kind you are looking for here.
> 
> I think this also could simplify the syntax including bug #3672.

Let's just say they are opposing proposals.

> - one $ (ex. $var, $return): returns the value of var or return value.
> - two $ (ex. $$var, $$return, $$*): returns the values with variable names.
> - more than two $ (ex. $$$var, $$$*): returns the values ($ means the depth of
> nesting) with variable names.

One obstacle in this scheme's way is that there are material
differences betewen the various metavariables ($$return,
$$vars, $$parms, $$locals, and perhaps others in the future).
They can't all match "*".  Further, there is interplay with
.return probes' optional saving of invocation-time variables.


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