Re: CVS commit: src/sys/arch/alpha

[christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

On Sep 19, 10:08am, perry%piermont.com@localhost ("Perry E. Metzger") wrote:
-- Subject: Re: CVS commit: src/sys/arch/alpha

If there are technical reasons for not putting PT_STEP in the
kernel, another way would be to put it in the libc ptrace() stub, so
that it is available for other applications.

Jason, what do you think about that?

christos

| > If PT_STEP is possible on the Alpha, and causes no particular harm, is
| > there really a good reason to omit it, regardless of whether gdb needs it
| > or not?
| 
| Seems like a reasonable argument to me. There *are* other debuggers
| out there.
| 
| Perry
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