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Re: [remote protocol] step range?
- From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
- To: Michael Snyder <msnyder at vmware dot com>
- Cc: gdb at sourceware dot org
- Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 22:31:19 -0400
- Subject: Re: [remote protocol] step range?
- References: <48C05DAF.3070705@vmware.com>
On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 03:14:07PM -0700, Michael Snyder wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> I know this subject has come up before...
>
> What about a remote protocol command that says
> "single step until you leave the range <begin> - <end>".
This used to be on my todo list. I saw some fundamental problem with
it and removed it... but I forgot to write down what the problem was
:-(
It might have been related to the inlined functions work. After that,
it's tricky to figure out what the end range should be.
> Would this for instance be a candidate for the new vCont extension?
Yes, that'd be the way to add it. (If you can still call it "new" at
this point...)
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Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery