Hmm… just my 2 cents, but might it be worthwhile to
abstract the debugger interface just above GDB? With an abstracted
debugger interface, it could be possible to extend this to other debuggers
(MSVC, custom debuggers, JTAG, etc.). I’m all for the idea behind
this; I simply want to see if it would make sense to add the interface –
some sort of abstraction that would expose GDB’s functionality and could
be extended as new capabilities are added.
-- Steve G. (still digging deeper into the guts of GDB*[CDI/DSF/EDC])
Subject: Re: [cdt-dev]
common gdb plugin
Wanted to send this out before
I make the additions to the repository, in case someone has an objection or
recommendation. I'll be adding two new plugins:
org.eclipse.cdt.gdb
org.eclipse.cdt.gdb.ui
They are meant to house code/extensions/extension-points/whatever that is
common between DSF-GDB and DSF-CDI for features and bug-fixes going forward.
As for what feature these new plugins will be part of...that's a tricky one.
The fact that it's gdb-centric makes it inappropriate for
org.eclipse.cdt.platform-feature. And creating a dedicated feature seems like
overkill. So, I'm going to put it in the the DSF-GDB feature. It's not ideal,
but I don't know that there is an ideal home for these plugins.
John
