RE: [cdt-dev] Future of debugger console

["Bursian, Achim" <achim.bursian@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Created https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=303808
Thanks for all support.
BTW: There already is a very old bug 78368 -  Add (gdb) prompt to GDB console  
     https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=78368 

-----Original Message-----
From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marc Khouzam
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 6:55 PM
To: CDT General developers list.
Subject: RE: [cdt-dev] Future of debugger console

That sounds awesome! 
I assume those enhancements are for CDI.  But having them posted to a bug would be very nice as they would also help getting these features for DSF-GDB.

Maybe Achim can open a bug about this?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Giuseppe MONTALTO
> Sent: February-24-10 11:01 AM
> To: cdt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [cdt-dev] Future of debugger console
> 
> Hi all!
> 
> We've made some enhancements to the gdb console for our product, 
> implementing command history, command completion and color codes 
> handling.
> 
> I guess we may attempt contributing those changes, what do you think?
> 
> Ciao,
> Giuseppe
> 
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:48:29 +0100
> >From: "Bursian, Achim" <achim.bursian@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [cdt-dev] Future of debugger console
> >To: "'cdt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx'" <cdt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >   Hi,
> >   currently we are using gdb/CDI for our target
> >   debugging. Well, at least some people in our team
> >   use it. Whenever I suggest others to use
> >   Eclipse/CDT/CDI for their debugging needs, I get a
> >   lot of complaints about the "unusable console".
> >   Power users are quite used to type commands in a gdb
> >   console for special stuff. Some of them have used
> >   gdb directly for years, or a different GUI like
> >   Insight/gdb. They often have little snippets of gdb
> >   commands somewhere in a notes.txt, that get pasted
> >   to the console over and over. Of course, this is
> >   nothing that is needed by novices, but experienced
> >   users are common in the embedded world :-)
> >    
> >   The biggest complaints concerning the console in
> >   Eclipse are:
> >     * no command history (scrolling up through
> >       previous commands)
> >     * no command repetition with the Return key
> >     * no prompt (as a visual sign that a command has
> >       finished)
> >     * no protocol file (to save commands and output
> >       for later processing)
> >     * no aliases (?)
> >     * no auto completion for variable names or other
> >       stuff
> >   As far as I can see there were no enhancements in
> >   these areas with DSF. (Correct me if I'm wrong) So
> >   it wouldn't help to switch to DSF/gdb.
> >    
> >   Are there any plans to enhance the debugging console
> >   in the ways described?
> >   Is there anybody else here who sees the need for
> >   this?
> >    
> >   All the best,  Achim
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