CDT/Archive/cdt-debug-feature-parity-effort

Email discussions (February 2010) about the CDT's default debugger integration has led to the fact that it would be nice to switch the default to DSF-GDB for Helios, but that we need to get closer to feature-parity

We also agree that new debugging features are not going to be done for CDI, so I think we need to start building momentum for DSF-GDB so as to get more contributions and get the whole CDT debugging to continue getting more new features. This will also benefit any DSF-based integration as DSF will be given more attention.

So, we are attempting to resolve the feature-parity bugs tagged [cdi]. This page documents which bugs are still open and if anyone has offered to tackle them.

Total list of bugs for feature-parity

List of bugs with [cdi] tag that are still open is [cdi;classification=Tools;query_format=advanced;bug_status=UNCONFIRMED;bug_status=NEW;bug_status=ASSIGNED;bug_status=REOPENED;short_desc_type=allwordssubstr;component=cdt-debug-dsf;component=cdt-debug-dsf-gdb;product=CDT|here]

Bugs still to be taken by someone

280607 [debug view][commands] CLIInfoThreadsInfo parsing tied to LWP 280631 [debug view] Thread list in Debug view not updated with non-Linux target

248587 [breakpoints][cdi] Support "Event' Breakpoints. 248606 [menu][breakpoints][cdi] Add support for toggling watchpoints in the variables and expressions views. 248595 [breakpoints][cdi] - Add support pending breakpoints introduced in GDB 6.8. 231883 [console][cdi] Inferior does not print to console when a PTY is not available 159958 [symbols][cdi] Integrate symbols service with CDT modules view. 235747 [registers][cdi] Allow user to edit the register groups. 237560 [variables][cdi] Ehance variables view for feature parity with CDT. 248593 [launch][cdi] Add a JTAG-specific launch. 249220 [signals][cdi] Add support for the Signals view. 249223 [signals][cdi] Add support for "Resume without signal" action. 274951 [cdi] Add Watch action to C/C++ Editor 248627 [debug view] [cdi] Add an option to show full paths for the stack frame source location.

I believe the ones below are not show-stoppers and therefore lower priority, but not everyone may agree with this:

http://bugs.eclipse.org/264895 [console][cdi] Visible console should

match debug selection

http://bugs.eclipse.org/207582 [variables][expressions][cdi] In

views, chirldren of arrays should be grouped when more than 100

http://bugs.eclipse.org/219040 [variables][cdi] Variables view should

show globals (or should it?)

http://bugs.eclipse.org/219202 [variables][cdi] Variables view should

use icons to represent types.

http://bugs.eclipse.org/267209 [launch][cdi] Refresh project when

launch process terminates

http://bugs.eclipse.org/269101 [variables][cdi] In no-columns mode,

it's impossible to change the a variable's value.

http://bugs.eclipse.org/271795 [debug view] [cdi] Inferior should be

visible, and shown terminated in post mortem launch

http://bugs.eclipse.org/293832 [variables][cdi] wrong display of

variable values with GDB DSF

http://bugs.eclipse.org/300096 [expressions][run control][cdi] DSF is

missing certain debug actions from editor's context menu

http://bugs.eclipse.org/269927 [console] [cdi] Allow to save console

Bugs people have already said they will work on

John Cortell

[menu[breakpoints][cdi] Add support for toggling watchpoints in the variables and expressions views. [breakpoints[cdi] - Add support pending breakpoints introduced in GDB 6.8. [signals[cdi] Add support for the Signals view. [debug view [cdi] Add an option to show full paths for the stack frame source location.

Pawel Piech

http://bugs.eclipse.org/207582 [variables][expressions][cdi] In views, chirldren of arrays should be grouped when more than 100 http://bugs.eclipse.org/219040 [variables][cdi] Variables view should show globals (or should it?) http://bugs.eclipse.org/269101 [variables][cdi] In no-columns mode, it's impossible to change the a variable's value. http://bugs.eclipse.org/219203 [variables][cdi] Variables view should allow variables to be cast to a type. http://bugs.eclipse.org/219202 [variables][cdi] Variables view should use icons to represent types. http://bugs.eclipse.org/159958 [symbols][cdi] Integrate symbols service with CDT modules view.

http://bugs.eclipse.org/248627 [debug view] [cdi] Add an option to show full paths for the stack frame source location. (This was also taken by John Cortell)

Marc-Andre Laperle

http://bugs.eclipse.org/274951 [cdi] Add Watch action to C/C++ Editor http://bugs.eclipse.org/269927 [console] [cdi] Allow to save console to a file

Marc Khouzam

http://bugs.eclipse.org/242943 [breakpoints] [cdi] While GDB is running, we cannot make breakpoint commands http://bugs.eclipse.org/248610 [menu][memory][cdi] Add a menu action to open memory view for a given variable. http://bugs.eclipse.org/249162 [run control][cdi] Add support for "Set PC to here" operation. http://bugs.eclipse.org/249165 [run control][cdi] Add support for "Resume at Line" action http://bugs.eclipse.org/249169 [detail][cdi] Add support for alternative expression evaluation in detail pane. http://bugs.eclipse.org/202354 [launch][cdi] Support Environment tab in local launch