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Subject:  Re: Probllem with New GDB/Eclipse
Date:  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:45:05 -0500
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Doyle Rhynard wrote:
[snip]
>> "Broken gdb" or broken Eclipse plugin? (remember when eclipse could
>> not work with recent cvs versions, you were stuck with cvs 1.10.x?)
>>
>> Do you know the difference, yes? then complain to the right people.
>=20
> The previous version of gdb works properly with Eclipse, including the
> newest version. Along comes a new gdb and compatibility fails. Trashing
> gdb-20060706 and restoring gdb-20041228 solves the problem. You tell me,
> was the old version not working correctly or is the new version broken?

Neither.  And you don't get the point above... the same happened with cvs, =
new
version and Eclipse doesn't work, or to be precise the eclipse plugin did n=
ot
work with the new format of cvs responses.

So who is responsible?  The people improving their software or the plugins =
that
depend on details that can change very easily.

> When others depend upon what you do, the old maximum for physicians
> should apply also: "First, do no harm". My suggestion is to roll back
> the default gdb installation to its previous version and classify the
> new one as experimental.

Yep, similar to what we use when doing support in my company: first backup =
what
is installed and working, then install the new version, if everything works=
 fine
you are done, otherwise restore the backup... that's what _you_ should do, =
not
the people making gdb or cvs or whatever.

The point here is "the functionality of gdb is well defined, and it has not=
hing
to do with supporting plugins or other software".
--=20
Ren=E9 Berber


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