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Re: [RFC] Use of create_new_frame from 'frame'.


> Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 18:09:44 +0100
> From: Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
> 
> I wonder then if there's a better way to offer this feature.  The two
> possible choices (other suggestions welcome) are:
> 
>   1. Create a new command 'create-frame' that takes one or two
>      arguments, and always creates and selects a new frame new frame.
>      The frame command no longer creates new frames.
> 
>   2. Make 'frame' take an (optional) flag (like 'x', or
>      'disassemble'), so a user can now say:
>         frame /c STACK-ADDR PC-ADDR
>      in order to create (and select) a new frame.  Without the /c flag
>      no new frames are created.  With the flag only new frames are
>      created, old frames are not selected.

You could also ask the user for confirmation, when the command is
going to create a new frame.


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