Re: Emacs 23.0.0.1 fails parsing gdb output

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Nick Roberts <address@hidden>
> Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:26:20 +1200
> Cc: address@hidden
> 
> This is a suggestion to the mailing list, but also a RFA to RMS.  Now that
> gdb-ui is part of the release, how about renaming gdb to gdbf and gdba to gdb
> on the trunk so that the new mode takes the focus?

IMO, it's not nice to change the package semantic in such radical ways
behind users' backs.  I know a few people who like the current "M-x gdb" 
and will not be pleased to see the GUI version instead.

How about if we modify "M-x gdb" to invoke gdb-ui if a certain option
is set?  Whether this option should be on or off by default, is
another matter, but at least users will be able to control what UI
they get by flipping a single option.

> This would ensure that GDB initialisation scripts that start execution don't
> cause problems with "M-x gdb".  It would also mean that using "-fullname" 
> would
> only work for "M-x gdbf", for which it could be the default.

Can't we fix these issues with "N-x gdb", so that both UIs work with
them?