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Re: [PATCH] Don't mention "Unix" in native target name.


Pedro Alves wrote:
> I wonder whether anyone would miss this badly?  The difference would be:
> 
>   (gdb) maint print target-stack
>   The current target stack is:
>    - multi-thread (multi-threaded child process.)
> -  - child (Unix child process)
> +  - child (Child process)
>    - exec (Local exec file)
>    - None (None)
> 
>  (gdb) help target child
> - Unix child process (started by the "run" command).
> + Child process (started by the "run" command).
> 
> I find it unnecessary (and really slightly a lie) on GNU/Linux.
> 
> It's also odd that e.g., the Windows port says "Unix" in reaction to
> "target child" (it was already that way before Windows used
> inf-child.c).
> 
> How about we just say the same mostly everywhere?

I'm all for this.  

> In the same vein, I'd also rename Solaris/procfs.c's "target procfs"
> to "target child".

Ditto.

Cheers,
Gary

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