Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 14:13:53 -0800 From: David Greenman <davidg@Root.COM> To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de (Joerg Wunsch) Cc: gjennejohn@frt.dec.com, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org (FreeBSD hackers) Subject: Re: kgdb.. Message-ID: <199601162213.OAA00186@corbin.Root.COM> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 16 Jan 1996 22:16:23 %2B0100." <199601162116.WAA19391@uriah.heep.sax.de>
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>As garyj@frt.dec.com wrote: >> >> I've wondered myself why it's still in the tree. Seems to me that >> `gdb -k' works pretty well. Or does someone know of a reason NOT >> to eliminate kgdb ? > >I'm using gdb -k all days. I've been one of those guys who have been >in favour of the old kgdb... > >Well, i've just checked, Gary: kgdb is no longer in the regular tree: Yes, I'm a kgdb person, too. The standard gdb doesn't have the powerful scripting/macro mechanism that kgdb had. For one thing, it lacks the looping constructs which I found _very_ important. -DG David Greenman Core Team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
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