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Re: [cdt-debug-dev] (gdb) prompt usage
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On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 09:41:34AM -0800, Pawel Piech wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm trying to descipher what is the purpose of the GDB primary and
> secondary prompts.
> It appears to me that secondary prompt is used when the CLI entered from
> the console is incomplete, and the client is expected to complete the
> command and send it. (SessionProcess.java:90) But what I find really
> confusing is that the TxThread does not pay attention to the prompt at
> all. So whether there's a primary prompt, secondary prompt or no
> prompt, the MI commands will be sent to GDB regardless.
I don't know a lot about CDT, so this may not be at all the answer you
need, but anyway: don't confuse GDB's two prompts. The default CLI
prompt is "(gdb) ", and is affected by "set prompt". The MI prompt is
"(gdb)\n", and is not affected by anything; it's part of the protocol.
--
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery
