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Re: [Bug-readline] multiple instances of readline
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: [Bug-readline] multiple instances of readline |
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Mon, 03 Nov 2014 11:53:12 -0500 |
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On 11/1/14, 11:27 AM, Pedro Alves wrote:
> Hey there,
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> I'm pondering how to make GDB have multiple open command line
> consoles simultaneously, each with its own history, with fully
> functional GDB command completion, etc.
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> Was there ever any attempt at making it possible to have multiple
> instances of readline in the same process?
There hasn't been any effort to make readline thread-aware or thread-
safe. There aren't really any users to test the current behavior and
improve it. As you noted, rl_{save,restore}_state is a step in that
direction, but nobody uses it.
Chet
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