From unknown Tue Aug 19 09:31:56 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#7896 <7896@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#7896 <7896@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: 23.2.91; Multi-window gdb uses other frames confusingly Reply-To: bug#7896 <7896@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:31:56 +0000 retitle 7896 23.2.91; Multi-window gdb uses other frames confusingly reassign 7896 emacs submitter 7896 Reuben Thomas severity 7896 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Jan 23 13:21:15 2011 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 23 Jan 2011 18:21:15 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ph4Ys-00021f-1L for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:21:14 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ph4Yp-00021Q-6z for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:21:12 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ph4gX-00071g-Pm for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:29:11 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED, T_FRT_COCK autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:46001) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ph4gX-00071a-MS for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:29:09 -0500 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=49312 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ph4gW-0001Ux-7V for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:29:09 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ph4gU-00070w-EX for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:29:08 -0500 Received: from exprod7ob120.obsmtp.com ([64.18.2.17]:54007) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ph4gU-00070d-31 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:29:06 -0500 Received: from source ([74.125.82.42]) (using TLSv1) by exprod7ob120.postini.com ([64.18.6.12]) with SMTP ID DSNKTTxzbDzSzMCqJBoVTO1RIPiNsX2kSHPE@postini.com; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:29:04 PST Received: by wwi17 with SMTP id 17so2390309wwi.5 for ; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:28:59 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.216.2.68 with SMTP id 46mr2627115wee.71.1295807338900; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:28:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from canta (87-194-87-241.bethere.co.uk [87.194.87.241]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id b30sm6134707wen.25.2011.01.23.10.28.57 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:28:58 -0800 (PST) From: Reuben Thomas To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: 23.2.91; Multi-window gdb uses other frames confusingly Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:28:56 +0000 Message-ID: <87pqrniidz.fsf@sc3d.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Spam-Score: -6.0 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.0 (------) While using multi-window gdb, I opened another frame, and looked at a related source file in it, though not the one that currently contained the execution point. I then switched back to the gdb frame, and advanced execution until it reached a point in the file in the buffer currently displayed in the other frame. gdb raised this frame, which happened to fill the whole screen (although the focus remained in the gdb frame). I submit that this is rather unhelpful behavior: in multi-window mode, gdb should always show the current execution point in the source window. I don=E2=80=99t expect the behavior to change just because I happen to have= the relevant buffer open in another frame. In GNU Emacs 23.2.91.4 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.22.0) of 2011-01-13 on canta Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10900000 Important settings: value of $LC_ALL: nil value of $LC_COLLATE: nil value of $LC_CTYPE: nil value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil value of $LC_MONETARY: nil value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil value of $LC_TIME: nil value of $LANG: en_GB.UTF-8 value of $XMODIFIERS: nil locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix default enable-multibyte-characters: t Major mode: C/l Minor modes in effect: shell-dirtrack-mode: t flyspell-mode: t recentf-mode: t show-paren-mode: t savehist-mode: t minibuffer-electric-default-mode: t iswitchb-mode: t icomplete-mode: t global-whitespace-mode: t global-auto-revert-mode: t desktop-save-mode: t yas/global-mode: t yas/minor-mode: t mouse-wheel-mode: t file-name-shadow-mode: t global-font-lock-mode: t font-lock-mode: t blink-cursor-mode: t auto-encryption-mode: t auto-compression-mode: t column-number-mode: t line-number-mode: t transient-mark-mode: t abbrev-mode: t Recent input: C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-p C-p=20 C-p C-p C-p C-p C-f C-f C-f C-f C-f C-f C-f C-f C-f=20 C-f C-f C-f C-f C-f C-f C-a C-p C-p C-p C-p C-p C-p=20 C-p C-p C-p C-p C-p C-p C-p C-p C-p C-p C-p C-k C-x=20 C-s C-x k C-r C-e C-r C-g g r e p SPC M-p=20 =20 C-g C-g C-r t a g s C-r C-r C-r=20 C-r C-r C-a C-g C-k l s SPC - l SPC ~ / . b a s h _=20 h i s t r y o =20 t o r y g r e p SPC t a g s SPC M-. 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<878rram7b9.fsf@gnus.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "quimby.gnus.org", has NOT identified this incoming email as spam. The original message has been attached to this so you can view it or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see @@CONTACT_ADDRESS@@ for details. Content preview: Reuben Thomas writes: > While using multi-window gdb, I opened another frame, and looked at a > related source file in it, though not the one that currently contained > the execution point. I then switched back to the gdb [...] Content analysis details: (-2.9 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -1.0 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP -1.9 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 7896 Cc: 7896@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) Reuben Thomas writes: > While using multi-window gdb, I opened another frame, and looked at a > related source file in it, though not the one that currently contained > the execution point. I then switched back to the gdb frame, and advanced > execution until it reached a point in the file in the buffer currently > displayed in the other frame. gdb raised this frame, which happened to > fill the whole screen (although the focus remained in the gdb frame). > > I submit that this is rather unhelpful behavior: in multi-window mode, > gdb should always show the current execution point in the source window. > I don=E2=80=99t expect the behavior to change just because I happen to ha= ve the > relevant buffer open in another frame. (I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately weren't resolved at the time.) Some people have multi frame setups they display side-by-side, and in those cases, popping up a new window with the same buffer would be unhelpful. So different people have different preferences here, but it sounds like what gdb does by default is reasonable. (I haven't actually tested this to see whether the behaviour is still the same.) In any case, to customise complex window preferences like this, Emacs uses the display-buffer-alist (and related) variables. 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