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RE: [cdt-dev] Future of debugger console
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Thanks
About the (gdb) prompt, there is also http://bugs.eclipse.org/285320 for DSF-GDB,
which has an unfinished prototype attached.
Marc
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bursian, Achim
> Sent: February-24-10 3:35 PM
> To: CDT General developers list.
> Subject: RE: [cdt-dev] Future of debugger console
>
> Created https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=303808
> Thanks for all support.
> BTW: There already is a very old bug 78368 - Add (gdb)
> prompt to GDB console
> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=78368
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marc Khouzam
> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 6:55 PM
> To: CDT General developers list.
> Subject: RE: [cdt-dev] Future of debugger console
>
> That sounds awesome!
> I assume those enhancements are for CDI. But having them
> posted to a bug would be very nice as they would also help
> getting these features for DSF-GDB.
>
> Maybe Achim can open a bug about this?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Giuseppe MONTALTO
> > Sent: February-24-10 11:01 AM
> > To: cdt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [cdt-dev] Future of debugger console
> >
> > Hi all!
> >
> > We've made some enhancements to the gdb console for our product,
> > implementing command history, command completion and color codes
> > handling.
> >
> > I guess we may attempt contributing those changes, what do
> you think?
> >
> > Ciao,
> > Giuseppe
> >
> > ---- Original message ----
> > >Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:48:29 +0100
> > >From: "Bursian, Achim" <achim.bursian@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Subject: [cdt-dev] Future of debugger console
> > >To: "'cdt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx'" <cdt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > currently we are using gdb/CDI for our target
> > > debugging. Well, at least some people in our team
> > > use it. Whenever I suggest others to use
> > > Eclipse/CDT/CDI for their debugging needs, I get a
> > > lot of complaints about the "unusable console".
> > > Power users are quite used to type commands in a gdb
> > > console for special stuff. Some of them have used
> > > gdb directly for years, or a different GUI like
> > > Insight/gdb. They often have little snippets of gdb
> > > commands somewhere in a notes.txt, that get pasted
> > > to the console over and over. Of course, this is
> > > nothing that is needed by novices, but experienced
> > > users are common in the embedded world :-)
> > >
> > > The biggest complaints concerning the console in
> > > Eclipse are:
> > > * no command history (scrolling up through
> > > previous commands)
> > > * no command repetition with the Return key
> > > * no prompt (as a visual sign that a command has
> > > finished)
> > > * no protocol file (to save commands and output
> > > for later processing)
> > > * no aliases (?)
> > > * no auto completion for variable names or other
> > > stuff
> > > As far as I can see there were no enhancements in
> > > these areas with DSF. (Correct me if I'm wrong) So
> > > it wouldn't help to switch to DSF/gdb.
> > >
> > > Are there any plans to enhance the debugging console
> > > in the ways described?
> > > Is there anybody else here who sees the need for
> > > this?
> > >
> > > All the best, Achim
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