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From: Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
To: Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com>
Cc: "gdb-patches\@sourceware.org" <gdb-patches@sourceware.org>
Subject: Re: RFA: implement "watch -location"
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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:15:00 -0000
In-Reply-To: <4C632000.2060606@vmware.com> (Michael Snyder's message of "Wed,	11 Aug 2010 15:11:12 -0700")
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>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com> writes:

Michael> Syntax quibble.  "-location"?  Don't we traditionally use
Michael> command option syntax such as "print /x"?  Hate to be
Michael> inconsistant...

I picked that because it is what Apple did.

GDB itself is inconsistent.  The "/x" form is used (primarily? by
formats), but the "-" form is used too, e.g. "file -readnow".

Michael> Also, what about help?  Did I miss it?  I couldn't see it at a glance.

Oops!  I'll fix this.  Thanks.

Tom