From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Quality Quorum <qqi@world.std.com>
To: Peter Reilley <micrio@mv.com>
Cc: GDB Discussion <gdb@sources.redhat.com>
Subject: Re: Where is GDB going
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 21:22:00 -0000
Message-id: <Pine.SGI.4.21.0102260017550.18201-100000@world.std.com>
References: <007c01c09f99$636f5ff0$05d145cc@ppro>
X-SW-Source: 2001-02/msg00352.html

> 
> There really is no need for including interfaces to targets that do not
> have GPL'ed monitors in the gdb standard source tree.   They are of
> no use unless you have bought the hardware.   On the other hand if
> we eliminate all such interfaces they there may be only a few
> interfaces left, which would decrease the value of gdb for everyone.

Yep, if the cost of linking with GDB is a (at least partial) disclosure 
of intellectual property, nobody would do it. 

Actually, situation will be even worse once protocol "loophole" is 
closed. I highly doubt that it will be possible to talk GDB remote
protocol to a proprietary target at all.

> Pete

Thanks,

Aleksey