RE: [cdt-dev] Support for "target-detach" and "target-disconnect"

[Marc Khouzam <marc.khouzam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Cortell
> Sent: April-15-10 11:55 AM
> To: CDT General developers list.; CDT General developers list.
> Subject: RE: [cdt-dev] Support for "target-detach" and 
> "target-disconnect"
> 
> 
> >I might be confused about the final proposal, so let's recap.
> >You suggest
> >1- make the disconnect button actually call 'disconnect' in GDB
> >     for any debug context selected
> >2- add a view menu called 'detach' which calls GDB's 'detach'
> >
> >If that is the case, for multi-process, we'll have the DSF-GDB
> >'connect' button on the toolbar which will be used to attach to
> >a new process, but the user will need to go to the view menu
> >to 'detach', and if they press the 'disconnect', (which they 
> will :-))
> >they would disconnect the entire debug session.
> >
> >I would think we need a better solution.
> >
> >But maybe I mis-understood?
> 
> Marc, your choice of words might have revealed a possible 
> improvement. What if the DSF-GDB button currently called 'connect' 
> were to be renamed to 'attach'? 

At a minimum.
But having 'attach' in the toolbar but not 'detach' (anymore),
doesn't seem right.
If the current 'disconnect' button stops calling 'detach' for
processes/threads/frames, then we should move 'connect' to
the view menu as well.

But I would find it limiting for the user not to have the ability
to attach/detach from processes using the toolbar.  I think
(although I could be wrong) that for multi-process, it can be
an operation that should be easily available.

Marc