view etc/future-bug @ 104155:87373993f3bd

* progmodes/gdb-mi.el (gdb-frame-number): Initialize with nil. (gdb-overlay-arrow-position): Renamed to `gdb-disassembly-position'. (gdb-overlay-arrow-position, gdb-thread-position) (gdb-disassembly-position): Declare variables. (gdb-wait-for-pending): Function now. (gdb-add-subscriber, gdb-delete-subscriber, gdb-get-subscribers) (gdb-emit-signal, gdb-buf-publisher): Declare before first use so compilation goes smoothly. (gdb, gdb-non-stop, gdb-buffers): New customization groups. (gdb-non-stop-setting): New customization setting which replaces `gdb-non-stop' so changing it doesn't break active GDB session. (gdb-stack-buffer-locations, gdb-stack-buffer-addresses) (gdb-thread-buffer-verbose-names, gdb-thread-buffer-arguments) (gdb-thread-buffer-locations, gdb-thread-buffer-addresses) (gdb-show-threads-by-default): New customization options. (gdb-buffer-type, gdb-buffer-shows-main-thread-p): New helper routines. (gdb-get-buffer-create): Send buffers update signal when they are created. (gdb-invalidate-locals, gdb-invalidate-registers) (gdb-invalidate-breakpoints) (gdb-invalidate-threads, gdb-invalidate-disassembly) (gdb-invalidate-memory): Accept update signal. (gdb-current-context-command): Use --frame option. (gdb-update-gud-running, gdb-running, gdb-setq-thread-number): Implement `gdb-frame-number' selection logic. (gdb-show-run-p, gdb-show-stop-p): Helper functions which decide whether to show GUD toolbar buttons. (gdb-thread-exited): Unselect current thread when it exits. (gdb-stopped): Typo fixed (now really runs `gdb-stopped-hooks'). (gdb-mark-line): Routine which sets overlay arrow or inverses video on fringeless displays. (gdb-table, gdb-table-add-row, gdb-table-string): Structure used to build aligned columns of data in GDB buffers and set text properties line-by-line. (gdb-invalidate-breakpoints) (gdb-breakpoints-list-handler-custom) (gdb-thread-list-handler-custom, gdb-disassembly-handler-custom) (gdb-stack-list-frames-custom, gdb-locals-handler-custom) (gdb-registers-handler-custom): Align data columns. (gdb-locals-handler-custom): Now prints data like in variable declarations. (gdb-jump-to, gdb-file-button, gdb-insert-file-location-button): Removed confusing buttons. (gdb-invalidate-threads): Append --frame. (gdb-threads-mode-map, gdb-breakpoints-mode-map): TAB to switch between breakpoints/threads buffers. (gdb-set-window-buffer): Now can ignore dedicated windows. (gdb-propertize-header): Use `gdb-set-window-buffer'. (def-gdb-thread-buffer-simple-command): Numerous typos fixed. (def-gdb-thread-buffer-gud-command): Replaces `def-gdb-thread-buffer-gdb-command' and uses standard GUD commands for fine thread control. (gdb-preempt-existing-or-display-buffer): New function used to display bound buffers without breaking window layout. (gdb-frame-location): Replaces `gdb-insert-frame-location'. (gdb-select-frame): New version of `gdb-frames-select' which now sets `gdb-frame-number' so commands may use --frame option instead of inner debugger state. (gdb-frame-handler): Do not set `gdb-frame-number'. (gdb-threads-mode-map): Select threads with mouse. (I forgot to include sources in previous commit)

Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2199 21:03:50 -0600
From: Karl Fogel <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: M-x search-backward-in-time broken...
X-Windows: you'll envy the dead.

In GNU Emacs 51.70.4 (i9986-unknown-linux-gnu, X toolkit) of Sat Feb  20 2199 on floss
configured using `configure  --with-x-toolkit=yes'

        The `search-backward-in-time' function appears to be broken in
Emacs 51.70.

        Unfortunately, I can never seem to start the debugger early
enough to catch the error as it happens.  However I have traced the
problem through source by eye, and it looks like `time-forward' can't
handle negative arguments anymore.  This is consistent with other
symptoms: for example, `undo' (which since 51.25 has worked by passing
a negative arg to `time-forward') is also broken.  However, `do' still
works -- it seems that `time-forward' continues to handle positive
arguments just fine.

        No one here-and-now can figure out how to fix the problem,
because the code for `time-forward' is so hairy.  We're using M-x
report-future-emacs-bug to request that you folks include more
comments when you write it (sometime in 2198 as I recall).

        Thanks!

-Karl Fogel   <[e-mail]>


P.S. You'll be pleased to know that since (time-forward N) still works
     for N >= 0, we've used it to pre-emptively update configure.in.
     Emacs now configures and builds on every platform that will ever
     be made.  It wasn't easy, but at least that's one problem out of
     the way for good.  If you'd like the patch, just ask.