24410 – Core debug views should indicate when they are not supported by the debug target.

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Bug 24410 - Core debug views should indicate when they are not supported by the debug target.

Summary: Core debug views should indicate when they are not supported by the debug tar...

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 36495

Alias:	None

Product:	Platform
Classification:	Eclipse Project
Component:	Debug (show other bugs)
Version:	2.0.1
Hardware:	PC Windows 2000

Importance:	P3 enhancement (vote)
Target Milestone:	---
Assignee:	Platform-Debug-Inbox
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Reported:	2002-10-04 14:24 EDT by Alan Boxall
Modified:	2003-05-14 11:11 EDT (History)
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Description Alan Boxall

2002-10-04 14:24:32 EDT

As more debug plugins are created, users are getting confused as when they see 
a view and nothing is shown for their debug target.

There are examples like the outline view that displays a message in the view 
(and it is shaded grey) when the selected item that determines its context does 
not it.

The Expression view is an example of this.  It should check the selected item 
in the debug view and display a message when it is not supported.

The JDT views "Display" should also do the same.   Do I need to open a separate 
bug for them?

Comment 1 Darin Wright

2002-10-04 14:43:35 EDT

This may be a larger issue. For example, the Expression view is not java 
specific - it just supports IExpressions, which any debug model may implement. 
Thus, one cannot say if a target supports expressions. As well, one could do 
mized launguage debugging with the expression view at the same time.

The display view could provide a message, since it is Java specific.
The (new) Threads & Monitors view should also show a message.

The general issue is scaling the debug perspective for many debuggers.

Comment 2 Darin Wright

2002-10-29 10:22:13 EST

marking for 2.1 consideration.

Comment 3 Darin Wright

2003-02-03 17:36:21 EST

Deferred

Comment 4 Darin Wright

2003-05-14 11:10:46 EDT

marking as dup.

Comment 5 Darin Wright

2003-05-14 11:11:42 EDT


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 36495 ***