From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Multiple debugging sessions Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:34:46 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87u0feb5b7.fsf@wigwam.deepwood.net> <871x2hck3a.fsf@cut.bc.hsia.telus.net> <17239.8445.256875.931159@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> <17266.60914.593789.221645@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1131627330 25673 80.91.229.2 (10 Nov 2005 12:55:30 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:55:30 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Nick Roberts , emacs-devel@gnu.org, miles@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Nov 10 13:55:28 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EaBvY-0007KP-3D for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:53:16 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EaBvW-00020T-IV for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:53:14 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EaBei-0000om-U9 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:35:53 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EaBeg-0000nu-Vw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:35:52 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EaBeg-0000np-P3 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:35:50 -0500 Original-Received: from [195.41.46.235] (helo=pfepa.post.tele.dk) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1EaBeb-0008FX-IK; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:35:45 -0500 Original-Received: from kfs-l.imdomain.dk.cua.dk (unknown [80.165.4.124]) by pfepa.post.tele.dk (Postfix) with SMTP id EAA8B47FED4; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:35:43 +0100 (CET) Original-To: snogglethorpe@gmail.com In-Reply-To: (Miles Bader's message of "Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:06:23 +0900") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:45676 Archived-At: Miles Bader writes: > 2005/11/10, Kim F. Storm : >> > I can understand that it's not as ideal as working with one instance. Could >> > you please explain, in practical terms, what makes it "very inconvenient". >> >> IMO, the improvents you have added to gdb support in emacs 22.x by far >> outweights this "minor inconvenience". > > wtf does that have to do with it? Are they somehow mutually exclusive? In practice, yes. IMO, it is _good_ that Nick focussed on (vastly) improving debugging capabilities for one program, rather than spending his valuable time on that "minor inconvenience" (for which there is a trivial work-around). -- Kim F. Storm http://www.cua.dk