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


>>>>> "Daniel" == Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org> writes:

Daniel> We've got this layout here with nicely aligned columns but tons of
Daniel> whitespace.  In a halfway modern world we could do this with color.
Daniel> Or bold the address of the current instruction.  This would be a real
Daniel> interface departure for GDB so I'm curious what others think of it.
Daniel> (Yes, I'm thinking of Tufte, why do you ask?)

I like it.  Also, I know there is interest "out there" in colorizing gdb
output:

    http://www.visophyte.org/blog/2009/03/04/gaudily-colorized-gdb-backtraces-woo/

I'm already looking forward to the day when people start posting GDB
color themes. :-)

Daniel> Another possibility would be to factor out the name of the function.

Yeah.  IME, repeating the function name over and over adds little value.

Tom


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