[cdt-debug-dev] RE: FW: MI working group

["Macchia, Susan" <susan.macchia@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes there is a connection.  And yes there is membership in the working
group from the CDT community, from Intel, from Apple, and then some.

If you look at the DMI website you will see what the working group is
attempting to accomplish.

I have long felt that the MI interface would benefit from having a
standard spec, much like dwarf.  We (the Intel Debugger) emit the MI
interface to plug-in to CDT (I am the manager of the team), so it is in
our interest and to the benefit of all to work toward unifying the API.

GDB is the reference implementation.  You will see the working group
members on the web page (http://dmi.freestandards.org/).

We have only just started and it will take time and effort, so be
patient :).

>
>
>This was posted just recently on a gdb list. Is anyone from 
>the CDT community involved
>with this? There's the obvious intel connection in there - is 
>that a related group?
>
>There is plenty of evil in the current MI interface exposed by 
>gdb that needs purifying
>for UIs like the CDT to get better
>
[snip]
>
>  
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: MI working group
>Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 11:35:44 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Susan Macchia <susan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: gdb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>CC: Susan Macchia <susan.macchia@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>Hello all,
>
>  I am announcing a working group to work on standardizing the MI 
>interface.  As you probably know, the interface has shown much promise 
>in being used as the standard interface between debuggers and 
>tools.  It 
>is starting to be used in several key environments and toolsets (i.e., 
>Eclipse, Xcode, etc.).
>
>  As an emerging standard, it makes sense to work on defining 
>a standard 
>for the interface so that debuggers and tools can work together in a 
>coherent manner.  To that end, the Debugger Machine Interface (DMI) 
>working group has been formed.
>
>  The working group is operating under the Free Standards Group (FSG). 
>FSG's main website is under transition, but we have a presence 
>on their 
>new wiki site.
>
>  Site details:
>
>  The site is http://dmi.freestandards.org/
>
>  which redirects to: http://webservices.freestandards.org/en/DMI
>
>  (That'll be http://freestandards.org/en/DMI after the site launches 
>around the end of April)
>
>  The mailing list is: 
>http://lists.freestandards.org/mailman/listinfo/dmi-discuss
>
>
>  Regards,
>  Susan Macchia
>
>  Intel Debug Team Manager
>  mailto:susan.macchia@xxxxxxxxx
>  or
>  mailto:susan@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
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