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[cdt-dev] RE: Fixing some Debug feature-parity bugs

Thanks Navid!
I've added you to the wikipage 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mehregani, Navid
> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 12:27 PM
> To: CDT General developers list.
> Subject: [cdt-dev] RE: Fixing some Debug feature-parity bugs
> 
> I can look into Bug 300096 [expressions][run control][cdi] 
> "DSF is missing certain debug actions from editor's context 
> menu".  Most of the actions specified in this bug are being 
> covered by bugs 249165, 249162, and 274951.  I can implement 
> the 'Run to Line' action.
> 
> Thanks,
>  
> Navid Mehregani
> Texas Instruments
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marc Khouzam
> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 8:33 PM
> To: CDT DEV (cdt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx)
> Subject: [cdt-dev] Fixing some Debug feature-parity bugs
> 
> (I had sent this to cdt-debug-dev by mistake)
> 
> Hi,
> 
> recent email discussions about the CDT's default debugger integration
> has led to the fact that it would be nice to switch the default to
> DSF-GDB for Helios, but that we need to get closer to feature-parity
> with CDI-GDB.
> 
> We also agree that new debugging features are not going to be
> done for CDI, so I think we need to start building momentum 
> for DSF-GDB
> so as to get more contributions and get the whole CDT 
> debugging to continue
> getting more new features.  This will also benefit any 
> DSF-based integration
> as DSF will be given more attention.
> 
> So, let's take the bull by the horns and get some 
> feature-parity bugs fixed.
> The bugzilla list of 29 bugs is shown below, taken from 
> http://bit.ly/avphMO
> 
> If we want to actually see some progress, we need people to 
> reply to this mail
> an agree to take care of some bugs, even if only a single one 
> to start.
> 
> I'll get the ball rolling by committing to fix the following 
> 7 bugs myself:
> 
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/242943 [breakpoints] [cdi] While GDB 
> is running, we cannot make breakpoint commands
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/248610 [menu][memory][cdi] Add a menu 
> action to open memory view for a given variable.
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/249162 [run control][cdi] Add support 
> for "Set PC to here" operation.
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/249165 [run control][cdi] Add support 
> for "Resume at Line" action
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/249169 [detail][cdi] Add support for 
> alternative expression evaluation in detail pane.
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/219203 [variables][cdi] Variables 
> view should allow variables to be cast to a type.
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/202354 [launch][cdi] Support 
> Environment tab in local launch
> 
> These as the other filled bugs about feature-parity that 
> others should look at:
> 
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/248587 [breakpoints][cdi] Support 
> "Event' Breakpoints.
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/248606 [menu][breakpoints][cdi] Add 
> support for toggling watchpoints in the variables and 
> expressions views.
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/248595 [breakpoints][cdi] - Add 
> support pending breakpoints introduced in GDB 6.8.
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/231883 [console][cdi] Inferior does 
> not print to console when a PTY is not available
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/159958 [symbols][cdi] Integrate 
> symbols service with CDT modules view.
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/235747 [registers][cdi] Allow user to 
> edit the register groups.
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/237560 [variables][cdi] Ehance 
> variables view for feature parity with CDT.
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/248593 [launch][cdi] Add a 
> JTAG-specific launch.
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/249220 [signals][cdi] Add support for 
> the Signals view.
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/249223 [signals][cdi] Add support for 
> "Resume without signal" action.
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/274951 [cdi] Add Watch action to C/C++ Editor
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/248627 [debug view] [cdi] Add an 
> option to show full paths for the stack frame source location.
> 
> I believe the ones below are not show-stoppers and therefore 
> lower priority, but not everyone may agree with this:
> 
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/264895 [console][cdi] Visible console 
> should match debug selection
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/207582 [variables][expressions][cdi] 
> In views, chirldren of arrays should be grouped when more than 100
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/219040 [variables][cdi] Variables 
> view should show globals (or should it?)
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/219202 [variables][cdi] Variables 
> view should use icons to represent types.
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/267209 [launch][cdi] Refresh project 
> when launch process terminates
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/269101 [variables][cdi] In no-columns 
> mode, it's impossible to change the a variable's value.
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/271795 [debug view] [cdi] Inferior 
> should be visible, and shown terminated in post mortem launch
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/293832 [variables][cdi] wrong display 
> of variable values with GDB DSF
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/300096 [expressions][run 
> control][cdi] DSF is missing certain debug actions from 
> editor's context menu
> http://bugs.eclipse.org/269927 [console] [cdi] Allow to save 
> console to a file
> 
> Who's up for the challenge?
> 
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