RE: [cdt-dev] [DSF-GDB] Pending breakpoint support

[Marc Khouzam <marc.khouzam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mikhail Khodjaiants
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 2:50 PM
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> Subject: Re: [cdt-dev] [DSF-GDB] Pending breakpoint support
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> 
>   On 20/08/2010 2:37 PM, Marc Khouzam wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alena Laskavaia
> >> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 2:32 PM
> >> To: CDT General developers list.
> >> Subject: Re: [cdt-dev] [DSF-GDB] Pending breakpoint support
> >>
> >> How this is intended to work in DSF. I.e. if user has to 
> debug shared
> >> lirbary (i.e. put breakpoint in it),
> >> how to do it right now?
> > I think the user would need to set the breakpoint in the library
> > _after_ is has been loaded.
> >
> > I think the first step would be to fix
> > http://bugs.eclipse.org/309704 DSF-GDB lacks ability to 
> stop on load library events
> >
> > then the user could easily set the bp after the lib is loaded.
> > I have already attached the fix to the bug, if someone can 
> confirm it works ok,
> > I'll commit it.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Marc
> >
> 
> Marc,
> 
> Vladimir and I are currently working on this issue. The idea 
> is to add 
> new breakpoint notifications to GDB. All breakpoints will be set as 
> pending. When a breakpoint is installed on target GDB will fire a 
> notification which will allow us to change the breakpoint's 
> marker. It's 
> a work in progress on early stages.

Sounds great!
For earlier GDBs (your proposed solution will only be available
for GDB 7.3 at the earliest), maybe we can do something in DSF-GDB
that is not perfect in terms of markers, but that would at least
improve the current situation.
When I find the preliminary patch, we can discuss if it improves
the situation enough to commit use it.

> Regarding a workaround for the current version, 
> "stop-on-solib-events" 
> can be set from the console or in gdbinit.

That is true.  I hadn't thought about that.
Thanks for mentioning it.

Marc


> 
> Cheers,
> Mikhail
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