bug#74442: suggestion for a kernel development add-on for emacs

[Stefan Kangas]

tags 74442 + moreinfo
thanks

Jon Maser <jonmaser8@gmail.com> writes:

> you can write stuff for the freebsd kernel or userspace, itll
> bootstrap, compile, generate an iso or qemu image, or it can be setup
> for a chroot or jail
>
> i was going to do an addon for emacs/linux/linux from scratch but i
> have stuff to do, would like someone to write that too
>
> and yeah you can use company/flymake and if you write this addon
> please release it to the public
>
> not trying to be a tyrant or a dictator, just suggesting things
>
> i suggest calling it devbox and can if needed have kernel debugging
> features for kernel crash dump, or you can add dtrace stuff to it

Kernel programming would typically be done in c-mode.

Kernel debugging is done with debuggers, and we have things like gud to
help with that.

So I don't think I understand what is the feature request here.