From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 22676 invoked by alias); 9 May 2007 18:45:34 -0000 Received: (qmail 22669 invoked by uid 22791); 9 May 2007 18:45:33 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from mx1.redhat.com (HELO mx1.redhat.com) (66.187.233.31) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.31) with ESMTP; Wed, 09 May 2007 18:45:31 +0000 Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l49IjTww000990 for ; Wed, 9 May 2007 14:45:29 -0400 Received: from pobox.toronto.redhat.com (pobox.toronto.redhat.com [172.16.14.4]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l49IjSNZ031206 for ; Wed, 9 May 2007 14:45:29 -0400 Received: from [10.11.14.37] (vpn-14-37.rdu.redhat.com [10.11.14.37]) by pobox.toronto.redhat.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l49IjRkx026393; Wed, 9 May 2007 14:45:28 -0400 Message-ID: <464216C7.10503@redhat.com> Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 18:47:00 -0000 From: Adam Jocksch User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070306) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Sami Wagiaalla CC: frysk Subject: Re: Proposed frysk.rt.Display References: <46420C75.6040401@redhat.com> <464214BD.2010908@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <464214BD.2010908@redhat.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact frysk-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: frysk-owner@sourceware.org X-SW-Source: 2007-q2/txt/msg00138.txt.bz2 Sami Wagiaalla wrote: > Can you provide more context here please. > What is the problem the proposed Display object is solving ? > The problem is that a Variable object has no concept of when it is in or out of scope, as well as when it changes from being in memory to being in a register. The Display class will act as a sort of intermediary between Variable and classes that wish to access Variables (such as variable watches in the source window), such that they will not need to worry about checking whether the variable is still in scope, in memory or in a register, etc.