Re: GNOME::Debugger::Commander proposal

[Martin Baulig <martin home-of-linux org>]

Dave Camp <campd@oit.edu> writes:

> Dave Camp <campd@OIT.EDU> writes:
> 
> > > >             void set_breakpoint (in string file_name,
> > > >                                  in long line_num,
> > > >                                  in string condition);
> > > >             void set_breakpoint_function (in string file_name,
> > > >                                           in string function_name,
> > > >                                           in string condition);
> > > 
> > > These two should return the breakpoint #.
> > Most certainly.
> 
> I'm sorry I take that back.
> 
> We did this because this interface aims to be asynchronous.  You will send
> a set_breakpoint command, and at some point in the future, you will get
> a "breakpoint set" event on the event channel. 

Sorry for asking such silly questions, but ...

What's the big deal in making set/remove breakpoints asynchronous, normally
setting or removing a breakpoint isn't an "expensive" operation and thus
the call will normally immediately return to the caller with the breakpoint
set or removed.

Or do I miss something ?

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