Re: set_program_name behavior

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Mon, 19 Jan 2009, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> Well,
>  alias lgdb='libtool --mode=execute gdb'
>
> is still shorter than what you suggest, but for reference, here's a
> patch that does what you want.
>
> What do the others think, should libtool be lenient here?  I don't have
> a strong preference (sure don't mind), the requirement for a mode seems
> to have been present for at least 10 years.

10 years already?  the only concern I can think of is if this blocks 
building the program called 'gdb', but hopefully it's build is already 
using --mode given the 10 years..

> Aside, I am not quite sure whether it is portable (to other systems or
> debugger versions) to assume that gdb will not be interactive when
> started with stdin redirected to /dev/null.

This may be a valid concern for systems which do not support POSIX 
pty's or /dev/null (primarily Windows).

Bob
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