From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2015 13:37:34 GMT
Subject: RE: [PATCH 3/6] Facilitate debugging Git executables in tests with gdb
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.1511011436550.31610@s15462909.onlinehome-server.info>
In-Reply-To: <6AE1604EE3EC5F4296C096518C6B77EE5D0FDABA0B@mail.accesssoftek.com>

Hi Victor,

On Sat, 31 Oct 2015, Victor Leschuk wrote:

> > >   +if test -n "$TEST_GDB_GIT"
> > > +then
> > > +   exec gdb -args "${GIT_EXEC_PATH}/@@PROG@@" "$@"
> > Maybe we could make $TEST_GDB_GIT not just a boolean flag? It would be useful
> > to contain "gdb" executable name. It would allow to set path to GDB when it
> > is not in $PATH, set different debuggers (for example, I usually use cgdb),
> > or even set it to /path/to/gdb_wrapper.sh which could contain different gdb
> > options and tunings.
> 
> > Sure, as long as TEST_GDB_GIT=1 still works. Why don't you make an add-on
> > patch and submit it?
> 
> Sure, I will prepare the patch as soon as this one is included in master.

Excuse my asking: why do you want to wait?

Ciao,
Johannes