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Re: [RFA] Cleanup mi_cmd_data_write_register_values


 > > Index: ChangeLog
 > > from  Mark Kettenis  <kettenis@gnu.org>
 > > 
 > > 	* mi/mi-main.c (mi_cmd_data_write_register_values): Use
 > > 	regcache_cooked_write_signed instead of
 > > 	deprecated_write_register_bytes.
 > 
 > Patch looks OK.  I'm almost glad this command is undocumented; this is
 > really all wrong as can be, since registers might not fit in the
 > LONGEST, and especially floating point registers have no business being
 > set from integer bit patterns.  And it encourages sloppy frontends to
 > hard code register numbers.  Yuck.

Yes, previously it didn't work for me.  Perhaps, however, we can get rid of
this command if Vladimir commits his changes for "-var-list --registers".

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Nick                                           http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob


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