RE: [cdt-debug-dev] Implement snippet editor - How To

[Thomas Fletcher <ThomasF@xxxxxxx>]

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>Subject: [cdt-debug-dev] Implement snippet editor - How To
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>I would like to implement a snippet editor (like the one 
>available in JDT) in CDT. The user must be able to write 
>statements of code while debugging is in progress and should 
>be able to execute them. The results of the execution should 
>be carried over to main program.
>
>Any ideas of how to proceed with it. Ideas a highly appreciated.

The problem I see with this, is that for my needs > 90% of
the time you can't compile and run locally, you need to do
it on some remote target.  

For a totally generic solution, I think that your best bet
would be to use a C scripting type language, something like
http://csl.sourceforge.net/ that would let you interpret the
C rather than compiling it and executing it.

Of course, this comes with its own set of benefits and drawbacks,
but would likely be more general.  

Once we get a "remote system definition" it will fill that gap
that ISV's currently fill between building a binary and knowing
where/how to launch it for execution (potentially under the control
of the debugger).

Thomas