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Re: Roadmap beginnings

From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
To: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
Cc: Jan Kratochvil <jan dot kratochvil at redhat dot com>, Frysk List <frysk at sourceware dot org>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:54:14 -0400
Subject: Re: Roadmap beginnings
References: <m3bq14dwp3.fsf@fleche.redhat.com> <20080711205531.GA15721@host0.dyn.jankratochvil.net> <m3r6a0cdd5.fsf@fleche.redhat.com>

On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 03:36:22PM -0600, Tom Tromey wrote:
> Kinda OT, but: the choice of Python for gdb has more or less the same
> rationale; but there I didn't pick it -- I just picked up Volodya's
> initial code, and I think he followed the outcome of a discussion on
> the gdb list in early 2007.

Yes, that's correct.  A wide gamut of programming languages were
suggested (my original prototype used Guile), but we settled on Python
in order to have a single standard language with a substantial user
base.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery

References:
- Roadmap beginnings
  - From: Tom Tromey
- Re: Roadmap beginnings
  - From: Jan Kratochvil
- Re: Roadmap beginnings
  - From: Tom Tromey

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