RE: [cdt-debug-dev] register groups

["mike" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would like to see register groups as well...

Mike Lavender
Intec Automation Inc.

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: cdt-debug-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cdt-debug-dev-
>>admin@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alexiev, Dobrin
>>Sent: December 15, 2004 2:02 PM
>>To: cdt-debug-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [cdt-debug-dev] register groups
>>
>>I was wandering what is the current support for "Register groups" in
>>CDT.
>>
>>Our beta product is based on CDT 2.0.2 and that version CDT simply
>>inserts one register group - "main". Adding multiple registry groups is
>>pretty important usability feature for out customers so we modified CDT
>>and GDB to support multiple registry groups.
>>
>>The way I did it was by adding custom MI/GDB command that returns the
>>registry groups and the association between a group and a register. At
>>that time I propose the change but it was rejected since it was based on
>>custom MI/GDB command.
>>
>>If there is current plan in CDT to support registry group, I would like
>>to know and possibly comply with it.
>>
>>If there is no plan right now I can rework my implementation. I can
>>define an extension point that provides registry grouping and not rely
>>on custom MI/GDB command. There will be a default extension
>>implementation that will add the "main" group. Other plugin can add
>>their own registry grouping providers.
>>
>>Let me know what you think. Are there other embedded developers that
>>would like to see this feature in CDT?
>>
>>I search Bugzilla for registry grouping entry but I couldn't find any.
>>Should I file one?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Dobrin Alexiev
>>Texas Instruments
>>
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