Inconsistency on MI/2 interface

[Doriano Blengino]

Hi,

I am using gdb version "GNU gdb 6.8-debian" from an IDE I am writing.

I noticed what seems to me an inconsistency in replies using MI/2. If I send then command "stack-list-frames", the reply is something like:

^done,stack=[frame={level="0",addr="0x080533d2",func="ONEOFPAR",file="xfpide.pas",fullname="/mnt/data/Appl/linux/fpcgui/xfpide.pas",line="44"},frame={level="1",addr="0x08053923",func="main",file="xfpide.pas",fullname="/mnt/data/Appl/linux/fpcgui/xfpide.pas",line="145"}]

The "stack" value contains a list of "frame" values. When I send the command "stack-list-locals 1", the reply is:

^done,locals=[{name="result",value="-1215643660"},{name="ONEOFPAR",value="-1215643660"},{name="RESULT",value="-1215643660"}]

The "locals" value is a comma-separated list of unnamed values.

This is not an important issue, but I would like to understand why the two cases use different structures... wouldn't it be better to use a more uniform syntax? In the second case, a form like [local={name="..",value="..."},local={}...] would be uniform and open to future additions.

Thanks for your attention, and regards.

Doriano Blengino