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Re: Is ``break main if(1)'' legal?
- To: Fernando Nasser <fnasser at cygnus dot com>
- Subject: Re: Is ``break main if(1)'' legal?
- From: Elena Zannoni <ezannoni at cygnus dot com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 13:41:33 -0500 (EST)
- Cc: Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at cygnus dot com>, GDB Patches <gdb-patches at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
- References: <38572456.8C003027@cygnus.com><3857CC59.35545D0C@cygnus.com>
Fernando Nasser writes:
> Andrew Cagney wrote:
> >
> > (vs ``break main if (1)'')
> > Some parts of the code (decode_line_1()) think it is legal but other
> > parts (break_command_1()) don't.
> >
>
> (1) is a perfectly valid logical expression of "true". It makes no
> sense setting a conditional breakpoint to always true, but rejecting the
> expression as not valid is wrong.
>
> What is break_command_1() complaining about?
>
I think Andrew is referring to the space between 'if' and the condition?
Elena
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