GNU bug report logs - #9944
gud error: Problem parsing arguments: interpreter-exec console

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> gnu.org>

Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 18:05:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 9944 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ken Brown <kbrown <at> cornell.edu>
To: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 9944 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9944: gud error: Problem parsing arguments: interpreter-exec
	console
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:37:54 -0400

On 11/3/2011 2:01 PM, Dan Nicolaescu wrote:
>
> With the current trunk
>
> ./emacs -Q
> M-x gdb RET ../lib-src/emacsclient RET
> At the gud prompt:
>
> run -a "" Makefile
>
> This gives an error:
> Problem parsing arguments: interpreter-exec console "r -a "" Makefile"
> and the program does not start.

This looks like a quoting error.  I think gud should be replacing each 
`"' by `\"'.  If you do this manually, the error goes away and the 
program starts.

Ken
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