Re: How to customize GDB-UI layout ?

[Francis Moreau]

Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz> writes:

>  > I'm using 'M-x gdb' as GDB interface with 'gdb-many-windows' set to
>  > 't'.
>  > 
>  > I'd like to customize the default layout which is:
>  > 
>  >      +--------------------------------+--------------------------------+
>  >      |   GUD buffer (I/O of GDB)      |   Locals buffer                |
>  >      |--------------------------------+--------------------------------+
>  >      |   Primary Source buffer        |   I/O buffer for debugged pgm  |
>  >      |--------------------------------+--------------------------------+
>  >      |   Stack buffer                 |   Breakpoints buffer           |
>  >      +--------------------------------+--------------------------------+
>  > 
>  > For example, I'd like to switch the I/O buffer and the GUD one.
>  > 
>  > Is This possible ?
>
> No, but it would be quite easy to edit the gdb-setup-windows to do this.
>
>  > Also can the locals buffer can show the current function parameters as
>  > well ?
>
> No, but there is an MI command that can do this.  Currently all the frames
> arguments can be seen in the stack buffer.  This is quite expensive to
> compute and when emacs migrates to MI they won't be available there.  So,
> in the future those of the current frame will probably be added to the locals
> buffer as you suggest.

ok

Thanks
-- 
Francis