Re: [PATCH v2] gdb: Change "list ." command's error when no debuginfo is available

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:57:32 -0300
> Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org, simark@simark.ca
> From: Guinevere Larsen <blarsen@redhat.com>
> 
> On 4/17/24 16:26, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>       (gdb) list .
> >>>>       No debug information available to print source lines at current PC (0x55555555511d).
> >>>> or
> >>>>       (gdb) list .
> >>>>       No debug information available to print source lines at default location.
> >>>>
> >>>> The difference now is if the inferior has started already, which is
> >>>> controlled by the user and may be useful.
> >>> How about this text instead:
> >>>
> >>>     Insufficient debug info for showing source lines at current PC (0x55555555511d).
> >>>
> >> You mean this change only for the error when the inferior has already
> >> started, or to the prefix of both errors?
> >>
> >> Seeing as the errors are for the same root cause, I'd like to keep the
> >> prefix the same.
> > I'm afraid I don't understand what is the "prefix" in this case.
> >
> Sorry, I meant the start of the sentence. I wasn't sure if you were 
> suggesting the errors should be
> 
>      Insufficient debug info for showing source lines at current PC 
> (0x55555555511d).
>      No debug information available to print source lines at default 
> location.
> 
> Or if you meant that they should both be changed to start with 
> "insufficient debug info (...)".

I meant to make both begin with "Insufficient debug info", yes.

> I think I prefer this second option,

So we agree.