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Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] compile: set debug compile: Display GCC driver filename
- From: Pedro Alves <palves at redhat dot com>
- To: Jan Kratochvil <jan dot kratochvil at redhat dot com>
- Cc: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org, Phil Muldoon <pmuldoon at redhat dot com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 19:53:46 +0100
- Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] compile: set debug compile: Display GCC driver filename
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On 04/27/2015 06:52 PM, Jan Kratochvil wrote:
> I do not have any thoughts about GDB, I make minimal changes.
> Even these design changes are still wrong because of the incorrect principle
> of search for the GCC driver. In LLDB this already works for years better,
> properly designed and with compatible licensing.
"wrong" is subjective. This split is a conscious design decision,
that has advantages like insulating the debugger from compiler ICEs.
And please don't tell me that LLDB/Clang don't crash. ;-)
>> I think it should indeed be made a separate method.
>
> OK, I will post a new API for approval so that I do not have to rework the
> 2 patch series for the 3rd times as this reviewing method is very expensive.
Thanks. Maybe in these cases, we should be sending a single series
with both lists CCed.
Thanks,
Pedro Alves