From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#6128: Suggestion for improving info node "GDB Graphical Interface" Date: Fri, 07 May 2010 10:51:31 -0400 Message-ID: <87632zzrws.fsf@stupidchicken.com> References: <87pr18i2i9.fsf@escher.home> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1273263376 16261 80.91.229.12 (7 May 2010 20:16:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 20:16:16 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 6128-done@debbugs.gnu.org, Reuben Thomas To: Stephen Berman Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri May 07 22:16:14 2010 connect(): No such file or directory Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OATxy-0002C9-Vf for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 07 May 2010 22:16:11 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55909 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OATl4-0002Kz-7i for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 07 May 2010 16:02:50 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1OAOyc-0000Ub-EN for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 May 2010 10:56:30 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=50272 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OAOya-0000Sf-GF for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 May 2010 10:56:29 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OAOyY-0003jV-20 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 May 2010 10:56:27 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:52079) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OAOyX-0003jP-UK for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 May 2010 10:56:25 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OAOuI-0007VB-EG for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 May 2010 10:52:02 -0400 Resent-From: Chong Yidong Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 07 May 2010 14:52:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: cc-closed 6128 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Mail-Followup-To: 6128@debbugs.gnu.org, cyd@stupidchicken.com Original-Received: via spool by 6128-done@debbugs.gnu.org id=D6128.127324389628827 (code D ref 6128); Fri, 07 May 2010 14:52:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6128-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 May 2010 14:51:36 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OAOts-0007Uu-55 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 07 May 2010 10:51:36 -0400 Original-Received: from pantheon-po30.its.yale.edu ([130.132.50.4]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OAOtq-0007Up-KS for 6128-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 07 May 2010 10:51:35 -0400 Original-Received: from furry (dhcp128036014104.central.yale.edu [128.36.14.104]) (authenticated bits=0) by pantheon-po30.its.yale.edu (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id o47EpWsd031708 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Fri, 7 May 2010 10:51:32 -0400 Original-Received: by furry (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 63666C055; Fri, 7 May 2010 10:51:31 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <87pr18i2i9.fsf@escher.home> (Stephen Berman's message of "Fri, 07 May 2010 09:39:58 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.97 (gnu/linux) X-YaleITSMailFilter: Version 1.2c (attachment(s) not renamed) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Fri, 07 May 2010 10:52:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:36777 Archived-At: Stephen Berman writes: > On Thu, 6 May 2010 22:35:15 +0100 Reuben Thomas wrote: > >> "In effect, this makes Emacs into an IDE (interactive development environment)." >> >> I suggest this sentence be removed. There are two problems: first, >> "IDE" stands for "Integrated Development Environment", not >> "Interactive Development Environment". Secondly, the GDB Graphical >> Interface does not make Emacs either of those things: it is both >> already integrated (in this case, for debugging, with the existing >> gud-* modes) and interactive (fundamentally). Perhaps the intention of >> this sentence is to advertise that this mode can make Emacs more like >> a more typical GUI-based IDE, but that dubious both as a statement and >> as a wish. > > I agree the sentence should be removed, which would obviate needing to > correct its grammar (to either "makes Emacs an IDE" or "turns Emacs into > an IDE"). I agree. Committed to the repository.