[cdt-debug-dev] Translating CygWin path names to WIndows paths and back

[Øyvind Harboe <oyvind.harboe@xxxxxxxxx>]

> > I expect this issue to be handled in CDT 3.0, but if anyone has any
> > tricks up their sleeves that they could share, it would be much
> > appreciated.
> > 
> > It is necessary to translate to/from CygWin paths at the lowest possible
> > level in the GDB/CDT interface, such that "poisoned paths" (CygWin
> > paths) do not spread throughout Eclipse CDT.
> > 
> > Below is an example of where I've hacked CDT...
> > 
> 
> Can you give us more concrete examples of the different filenames
> that lead to the confusion.  Is it something like
> gdb returns for a breakpoint filename:
> 	/cygdrive/c/workspace/project/src/foo.c
> and eclipse expect
> 	C:\workspace\project\src\foo.c

Thats one example.

But, I find it strange & disturbing that you ask for an example. 

Basically there are a couple of things that need to happen.

1. A full or partial path must be translated from GDB speak to CDT speak
2. A full or partial CDT path must be translated to GDB speak
3. CDT must store a path that GDB provided, and pass that path back to
GDB the next time GDB asks for it(unmolested).

I don't know of a case where I've gotten bitten by #3.

If information can be lost when translating a path GDB->CDT->GDB, then
larger changes to CDT will be required....



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