Re: lisp/progmodes/gdb-ui.el

[Nick Roberts]

 > > That narrows it down a lot.  Those changes are:
 > > 
 > >   2006-12-26  Nick Roberts  <address@hidden>
 > > 
 > >      * progmodes/gdb-ui.el (gud-watch): Allow duplicate names for watch
 > >      expressions.
 > >      (gdb-var-delete): Handle duplicate names.  Print message for non
 > >      root expressions.
 > > 
 > > This should only make a difference if you create a watch expression in the
 > > speedbar.
 > > 
 > >      (gdb-partial-output-name): Start buffer name with a space.
 > >      (gdb-info-breakpoints-custom, gdb-reset): Handle space in above
 > >      buffer name.
 > > 
 > > This looks a more likely candidate.  I've made the partial-output
 > > buffer invisible to `C-x b' and tried to change the regexp accordingly.
 > 
 > I still see it (with cvs head from Monday):
 > Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Unexpected `starting' annotation")
 >    signal(error ("Unexpected `starting' annotation"))
 >    error("Unexpected `starting' annotation")
 >    gdb-starting("")

What about if you back out these two changes separately?

 > > It's hard for me to guess but do you see the same problem with another
 > > program? i.e is it the program or something else e.g .emacs, OS, version
 > > of GDB?
 > 
 > alas, I don't see it with a different program.

I guess that's somewhat reassuring. ;-).  You could also try "emacs -Q" but
it looks like it's do with your program (but it colud be both).

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Nick                                           http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob