Re: [cdt-dev] Should gdb default non-stop mode debugging?

[Jeff Johnston <jjohnstn@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the info.

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> 
> Windows and Mac don't support non-stop.
> 
> Specific embedded targets also may not support non-stop.
> 
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> 
> There is a preferences
> 
> C/C++->Debug->GDB => "Non-stop mode" that the user can enable so that
> non-stop is selected by default
> for each new launch.
> 
> All-stop works all the time.
> So, although I always run non-stop, it is probably safer to leave
> the default to all-stop, and let users that understand the difference
> enable it.
> 
> Marc
> 
> 
> From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx <cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of
> Jeff Johnston <jjohnstn@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: January 31, 2017 13:35
> To: CDT General developers list.
> Subject: [cdt-dev] Should gdb default non-stop mode debugging?
> Is there any reason for not defaulting the CDT debugger to use non-stop
> debugging these days (i.e.
> are there known gdb implementations out there supported by CDT that don't
> support non-stop mode)?
> If there are good reasons, should the default be based on the gdb version or
> platform?
> 
> This came up as a Fedora bug so I thought I would ask the CDT Debug experts
> to see if the default
> is set the way it is for more than historical reasons.
> 
> -- Jeff J.
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