Re: async event loop and ^C

[jtc at redback dot com (J.T. Conklin)]

>>>>> "Elena" == Elena Zannoni <ezannoni@cygnus.com> writes:
>> My WDB backend's to_wait function polls the target for WDB events
>> (context exit, exceptions, breakpoints hit, etc.).  But quit_flag is
>> checked in the polling loop. If it is set, a context suspend command
>> is sent to the target.  However, with the new async event loop, ^C
>> handling is deferred until the event loop is entered so quit_flag is
>> never set.
>> 

Elena> If immediate_quit is set, the handling of ^C is not deferred to the
Elena> event loop. Can you maybe set this variable?

I don't think so.  

If immediate_quit is set, handle_sigint() calls async_request_quit(),
which calls quit(), which calls return_to_toplevel().  to_wait never
has a chance to send the suspend command.

        --jtc

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