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Deprecate dbx mode

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GDB has a dbx emulation mode that adds a few aliases and helper
commands.  This mode is barely documented and is very superficial
besides.  I suspect it is rarely used, and I would like to propose
deprecating it for GDB 12, and then removing it in GDB 13.
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Tom Tromey 2022-03-03 09:47:00 -07:00
parent 3db1354160
commit cfeab26e4d
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gdb/NEWS

@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
*** Changes since GDB 11 *** Changes since GDB 11
* DBX mode is deprecated, and will be removed in GDB 13
* Improved C++ template support * Improved C++ template support
GDB now treats functions/types involving C++ templates like it does function GDB now treats functions/types involving C++ templates like it does function

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gdb/main.c

@ -1028,6 +1028,9 @@ captured_main_1 (struct captured_main_args *context)
} }
} }
if (dbx_commands)
warning (_("--dbx mode is deprecated and will be removed"));
save_original_signals_state (quiet); save_original_signals_state (quiet);
/* Try to set up an alternate signal stack for SIGSEGV handlers. */ /* Try to set up an alternate signal stack for SIGSEGV handlers. */