From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Todd Whitesel To: gdb@sourceware.cygnus.com Cc: insight@sourceware.cygnus.com ("Insight (GDB GUI)") Subject: Re: non-blocking reads/writes and event loops Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 18:47:00 -0000 Message-id: <200006130147.SAA22432@alabama.wrs.com> References: <3944B786.A16E9A2F@cygnus.com> X-SW-Source: 2000-q2/msg00262.html > The thing that needs to be decided is how far GDB should be pushed to > address this problem. Should GDB continue to be pushed to the point > where everything is event based or should, the current compromise remain > where a GUI is unable to exploit GDBs event-loop. I am a advocate of long-time eventification. We should not create a mess in an attempt to do it quickly, but it should remain a long-term goal. The flexibility that we gain in doing so will pay us back later. In particular, I think it is extremely inappropriate for GDB itself to require threads. That would, in principle, be about as bad as allowing parts of GCC to require a working C++ compiler... -- Todd Whitesel toddpw @ windriver.com