[gnu.gdb.bug] value allocation in inferior

deboor@BUDDY.BERKELEY.EDU (Adam R de Boor) (11/12/88)

why are all string values allocated in the inferior process? Especially for
convenience variables? There are various things that would benefit by having
any easy way to do this. For instance, arguments for user-defined commands
could be placed in a convenience variable, or the most-recent breakpoint 
number. At the moment, user-defined commands aren't nearly as useful as they
could easily be...

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