From: Fernando Nasser <fnasser@cygnus.com>
To: Keith Seitz <kseitz@firetalk.com>
Cc: Jim Ingham <jingham@apple.com>,
insight@sources.redhat.com, Syd Polk <spolk@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: RFC: Save the last target that the user has connected to?
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 11:39:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <39774713.5CCE39D1@cygnus.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <39774571.FCCC6E61@firetalk.com>
Keith Seitz wrote:
>
> Fernando Nasser wrote:
> >
> > Someone is arguing with me that we should save which target the user has
> > connected to last, so when he launches insight again he does not have to go
> > through the target dialog.
> >
> > In case you haven't notice, all the settings for a certain target are remember,
> > the only thing we "forget" is which of the targets we last connected to.
> >
> > Any reason not to do that? Can I make this change to make this person happy?
> >
> > Thanks for any comments/advice.
>
> I think that something like this would probably be okay... Actually, I
> thought that it should be doing this already; the difference, though, is
> that IMO Insight should ALWAYS ask for a target on the first run of a
> session, even if it just means hitting "OK" or return.
>
> In many of the places I have been and on many of the projects I've
> worked on, I would frequently switch the debugger from target A to
> target B.
>
> Perhaps we can strike a compromise? By default, don't ask (unless target
> is unknown) and use the last target. A preference, though, could be set
> to make insight ask every (first) time...
Yes, this second option sounds nice. Some option on the line:
[ ] Show this dialog at beginning of the session
> Or perhaps we can do as Duane suggests: writing out a "project"
> preferences file with this info. I know we discussed doing this several
> times, but we never did. This would seem like a good reason to move
> toward this ideal...
>
Sure, I agree. The "project" preference is a very good idea. We should at least
add it to the TODO list. Someone may eventually volunteer to do that.
--
Fernando Nasser
Red Hat - Toronto E-Mail: fnasser@cygnus.com
2323 Yonge Street, Suite #300 Tel: 416-482-2661 ext. 311
Toronto, Ontario M4P 2C9 Fax: 416-482-6299
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2000-07-20 11:16 ` Fernando Nasser
2000-07-20 11:23 ` Duane Ellis
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2000-07-20 11:39 ` Fernando Nasser [this message]
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