Skip to main content

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [List Home]
Re: [cdt-dev] Signals view in CDT debugger

I think our customer do use it in some cases - it is easier than do it
from command line
if you don't know the command, but it is lower priority for sure.

On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Doug Schaefer <cdtdoug@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> +1 for it being low priority.
>
> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 7:20 PM, John Cortell <rat042@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I've started looking at the DSF parity task for the Signals view. I
>> figured the first thing I should do is see the feature in action with a CDI
>> session. Upon taking it for a spin, my first reaction was: are people really
>> using this feature? The reason I had that reaction is that CDT makes no
>> attempt to remember the settings from one debug session to another. Finding
>> the signal you want to disable in the sea of available signals is cumbersome
>> to begin with. Changing the values for the signal is also nothing to sneeze
>> at (requires too many clicks for my tastes). But the kicker is that if after
>> you've done all that, prepare to do it again the next time you launch a
>> debug session...for the same program or any other one. I imagine cmdline gdb
>> users would employ a script that they could quickly and easily execute to
>> tweak the signal properties, so the gdb feature itself may be useful. I just
>> question whether the corresponding CDT view feature is, given its current
>> design.
>>
>> If it isn't, we should put it in the low-priority parity bucket and not
>> consider it on the day we eventually decide whether or not to keep DSF-GDB
>> as the default for CDT 7.0.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> cdt-dev mailing list
>> cdt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cdt-dev
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> cdt-dev mailing list
> cdt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cdt-dev
>
>


Back to the top