Re: GDB/XMI (XML Machine Interface)

[Bob Rossi <bob@brasko.net>]

Hi,

Thanks to everyone that has looked at this RFC so far. I will leave the idea
floating around for a few days to let everyone have a chance to
respond. Then I will follow up the RFC with a summary of everyone's
opinions.

I can see with the ideas given already, that if everyone contributes 
(at least informationally), this RFC could be modified to fit into GDB
very nicely.

Thanks,
Bob Rossi


On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 04:14:40PM -0400, Bob Rossi wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> As most of you know, I have been writing a front end to GDB called CGDB.
> However, for a while now, I have been a little disappointed with the MI
> interface. In my RFC I have described the problems I have with MI and I
> have proposed a new method of communication between GDB and the front
> end.
> 
> If there is good feedback on this RFC, I will continue research on it,
> filling in details that I thought would be best to wait until after an
> initial acceptance.
> 
> If the RFC is accepted by the community I plan on implementing an
> initial version of the XMI interface in GDB, and programming CGDB to 
> sit on top of GDB. This will at least give the community one open 
> source front end to GDB and an example to prove that the new 
> machine interface works.
> 
> I can't wait to hear your opinions/comments.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bob Rossi