CXXRTL debug server protocol

cxxrtl_debug_server_spec.md

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I'll leave some comments here on things which are unclear while I'm implementing it

In list_items responses with scope != null, are item references relative to the item or the root?

If not null, the scope argument allows the client to request items that are nested within that scope. (Items from nested scopes are not returned.)

I interpret the "Items from nested scopes are not returned." as if I have

timer
|- bridge

and query for items with scope = "timer", I should only get timer <item> but not timer bridge <item>, but this seems to not be the case in my example binary

In list_items responses with scope != null, are item references relative to the item or the root?

Relative to the root (an item always has the same reference, for the avoidance of ambiguity).

I interpret the "Items from nested scopes are not returned." as if I have

That is the correct interpretation and I think you have found a bug.

I interpret the "Items from nested scopes are not returned." as if I have

This has now been fixed in the cxxrtl-agent implementation branch.