[cdt-dev] [dsf-gdb] ExprMetaGetVarInfo

[Vladimir Prus <vladimir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I am looking at ExprMetaGetVarInfo and wondering whether this class is useful.

Let's look at getGDBType method. The value it returns is specified when ExprMetaGetVarInfo
is constructed in MIVariableManager.queueCommand. Then it's used in a single place,
MIExpressions.getExpressionData and discarded.

So this design:
- introduces a new bag-of-data class, adding complexity
- prevents one MI component, MIExpressions, from accessing additional data from MIVariableObject,
  also MI component

Would it be sensible to eventually eliminate ExprMetaGetVarInfo (and possibly related
classes)?

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Vladimir Prus
CodeSourcery / Mentor Graphics
http://www.mentor.com/embedded-software/