From: Bob Rossi <bob@brasko.net>
To: Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>
Cc: gdb@sources.redhat.com
Subject: Re: show inferior-tty
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:41:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050712114123.GB1211@white> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <17107.9757.580362.912687@farnswood.snap.net.nz>
On Tue, Jul 12, 2005 at 02:08:29PM +1200, Nick Roberts wrote:
> > > Secondly, if I don't set the tty, I get:
> > >
> > > (gdb) show inferior-tty
> > > Terminal for future runs of program being debugged is "".
> > >
> > > I think that it should still display a value. Also perhaps it could just
> > > say e.g
> > >
> > > Terminal for future runs is "/dev/pts/1".
> >
> > Well, I think this is just preference. GDB has worked like this for
> > years. I don't mind it the way it is, but if others want it changed,
> > that's fine too.
>
> What has worked like this for years? "show inferior-tty" is new isn't it?
Sorry for the lack of information. The "inferior-tty" is simply a better
"tty" command. The tty command has had this documentation,
(gdb) help tty
Set terminal for future runs of program being debugged.
> The phrase "of program being debugged" seems redundant to me (what other
> possibilities are there?). It might be even more clear to say:
>
> Default terminal for future runs is "/dev/pts/1".
>
> since the redirection overrides this.
I like your suggestion. There is still 1 ambiguity though. Is the
"Default terminal for future runs" for GDB's I/O? or for the inferior's
I/O? I think this question is why the phrase "program being debugged" is used.
I would be more than happy to update the documentation to be more clear.
I certainly know that what's clear to me, usually isn't to the rest of
the world :)
Bob Rossi
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-07-12 11:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-07-11 2:13 Nick Roberts
2005-07-11 3:32 ` Bob Rossi
2005-07-11 13:10 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2005-07-11 21:28 ` Nick Roberts
2005-07-12 2:07 ` Nick Roberts
2005-07-12 11:41 ` Bob Rossi [this message]
2005-07-12 13:34 ` Nick Roberts
2005-07-12 14:07 ` Dave Korn
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