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Re: [RFC][patch] Allow to disassemble line.


> Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:49:48 -0700
> From: Paul Pluzhnikov <ppluzhnikov@google.com>
> Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
> 
> It's the "leading asterisk" that is the marker here, and it moves from
> 0x000000000054d225 to 0x000000000054d229.
> 
> Instruction itself (which is "callq  *%rax") is constant, just like it
> should be.
> 
> Or did I misunderstand your question?

No, you didn't misunderstand.

However, in that case, how about using ">" instead of "*"?  That
should make the indication unambiguous.  If it duped me, it could dupe
someone else.

We should also mention this in the manual, I think (assuming the patch
is approved).

Thanks.


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