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Subject: Re: kgdb..
To: gjennejohn@frt.dec.com
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 02:28:11 -0800 (PST)
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In-Reply-To: <9601161808.AA23417@cssmuc.frt.dec.com> from "garyj@frt.dec.com" at Jan 16, 96 07:08:21 pm
From: dima@freebsd.org (Dima Ruban)
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garyj@frt.dec.com writes:
> 
> 
> jkh@time.cdrom.com writes:
> > What's the deal with kgdb, isn't it supposed to die in favor of `gdb -k'
> > RSN?
> > 
> > 					Jordan
> 
> 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 ?

kgdb has pretty good command language, and gdb doesn't ...

> 
> ---
> Gary Jennejohn				(work) gjennejohn@frt.dec.com
> 					(home) Gary.Jennejohn@munich.netsurf.de
> 					(play) gj@freebsd.org
> 
> 
> 

-- dima