diff --git a/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/Debuggers.upp b/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/Debuggers.upp
index 7731e0e3e..d6c0bddfe 100644
--- a/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/Debuggers.upp
+++ b/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/Debuggers.upp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ file
 	TypeSimplify.h,
 	TypeSimplify.cpp,
 	UppSimplifiers.icpp,
-	VarItem.cpp,
 	Terminal.cpp,
 	Disas.cpp,
 	Dbg.cpp,
@@ -23,8 +22,6 @@ file
 	Gdb_MI2.h,
 	Gdb_MI2Eval.cpp,
 	Gdb_MI2.cpp,
-	PrettyPrinters.brc,
-	PrettyPrinters.py,
 	PDB readonly separator,
 	Pdb.h,
 	cvconst.h,
diff --git a/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/Gdb_MI2.cpp b/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/Gdb_MI2.cpp
index 2adb42266..aae8e2364 100644
--- a/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/Gdb_MI2.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/Gdb_MI2.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include <ide/ide.h>
 
 #include "TypeSimplify.h"
-#include "PrettyPrinters.brc"
 
 #define LDUMP(x) // DDUMP(x)
 #define LLOG(x)  // DLOG(x)
@@ -1351,16 +1350,6 @@ bool Gdb_MI2::Key(dword key, int count)
 	return Ctrl::Key(key, count);
 }
 
-// sends pretty-printing scripts
-void Gdb_MI2::SendPrettyPrinters(void)
-{
-	String fName = GetTempFileName();
-	fName = fName.Left(fName.GetCount() - 3) + "py";
-	SaveFile(fName, (const char *)PrettyPrinters);
-	MICmd("interpreter-exec console \"source " + fName + "\"");
-	FileDelete(fName);
-}
-
 // format watch line
 String Gdb_MI2::FormatWatchLine(String exp, String const &val, int level)
 {
@@ -1770,10 +1759,6 @@ bool Gdb_MI2::Create(One<Host> _host, const String& exefile, const String& cmdli
 	if(!IsNull(cmdline))
 		MICmd("gdb-set args " + cmdline);
 	
-	// enable pretty printing
-//	SendPrettyPrinters();
-//	MICmd("enable-pretty-printing");
-
 	firstRun = true;
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/Gdb_MI2.h b/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/Gdb_MI2.h
index 17de7c8f9..5dd3ac9a8 100644
--- a/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/Gdb_MI2.h
+++ b/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/Gdb_MI2.h
@@ -15,60 +15,6 @@ class Gdb_MI2 : public Debugger, public ParentCtrl
 {
 	private:
 	
-		// item for a GDB variable
-		struct VarItem : Moveable<VarItem>
-		{
-			typedef enum { SIMPLE, ARRAY, MAP } VarKind;
-			
-			// error/empty state
-			bool error;
-			
-			// gdb internal variable name
-			String varName;
-
-			// short name
-			String shortExpression;
-			
-			// evaluable expression
-			String evaluableExpression;
-			
-			// type
-			String type;
-			
-			// kind
-			int kind;
-			
-			// value of expression for non-sequence types
-			String value;
-			
-			// children
-			int numChildren;
-			
-			// dynamic varobj--number of children must be queried
-			bool dynamic;
-			
-			// check if value contains an error
-			bool IsError(void) const;
-			bool operator!(void) const { return IsError(); }
-			operator bool() { return !IsError(); }
-
-			// constructor
-			VarItem();
-		};
-		
-		// evaluate an expression usign gdb variables
-		VarItem EvalGdb(String const &expr);
-		
-		// remove GDB variable for item
-		void KillVariable(VarItem &v);
-		
-		// fetch variable children
-		Vector<VarItem> GetChildren(MIValue const &val, String const &prePath = "");
-
-		// fetch variable children
-		Vector<VarItem> GetChildren(VarItem &v, int minChild = -1, int maxChild = -1);
-		
-
 		// used to post and kill timed callbacks
 		TimeCallback timeCallback;
 	
@@ -234,9 +180,6 @@ class Gdb_MI2 : public Debugger, public ParentCtrl
 		// selects current thread
 		void showThread(void);
 
-		// sends pretty-prinding scripts
-		void SendPrettyPrinters(void);
-	
 		// opens quick watch dialog
 		void QuickWatch(void);
 		
diff --git a/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/PrettyPrinters.brc b/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/PrettyPrinters.brc
deleted file mode 100644
index 21e00a456..000000000
--- a/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/PrettyPrinters.brc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-BINARY(PrettyPrinters, "PrettyPrinters.py")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/PrettyPrinters.py b/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/PrettyPrinters.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cde11e1e..000000000
--- a/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/PrettyPrinters.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,497 +0,0 @@
-import gdb.printing
-import re
-
-# just for debugging purposes
-def dump(obj):
-	'''return a printable representation of an object for debugging'''
-	newobj=obj
-	if '__dict__' in dir(obj):
-		newobj=obj.__dict__
-		if ' object at ' in str(obj) and not newobj.has_key('__type__'):
-			newobj['__type__']=str(obj)
-		for attr in newobj:
-			newobj[attr]=dump(newobj[attr])
-	return newobj
-
-#floating pointer printer
-class FloatPrinter(object):
-	"Print a floating point number with fixed DOT separator"
-
-	def __init__(self, val):
-		self.val = val
-
-	def to_string(self):
-		return "%.15f" % self.val
-
-	def display_hint(self):
-		return 'String'
-
-
-# Upp::String printer
-class UppStringPrinter(object):
-	"Print an Upp::String"
-
-	def __init__(self, val):
-		self.val = val
-
-	def to_string(self):
-		try:
-			SMALL = 0
-			MEDIUM = 31
-			KIND = 14
-			SLEN = 15
-			LLEN = 2
-			CHR = self.val['chr']
-			IsSmall = (CHR[KIND] == SMALL)
-			if(IsSmall):
-				ptr = CHR
-			else:
-				ptr = self.val['ptr']
-			return '"' + ptr.string() + '"'
-		except Exception as inst:
-			return "<can't read string>"
-
-	def display_hint(self):
-		return 'String'
-
-# Upp::String* printer
-class UppStringPtrPrinter(object):
-	"Print an Upp::String *"
-
-	def __init__(self, val):
-		self.val = val
-
-	def to_string(self):
-		return '@' + str(self.val.address) + ': ' + UppStringPrinter(self.val).to_string()
-
-	def display_hint(self):
-		return 'String'
-
-# Upp::Vector printer
-class UppVectorPrinter(object):
-	"Print an Upp::Vector"
-	class _iterator:
-		def __init__ (self, val):
-			self.val = val
-			self.item = val['vector']
-			self.count = val['items']
-			self.idx = -1
-
-		def __iter__(self):
-			return self
-
-		def __next__(self):
-			self.idx += 1
-			if self.idx >= self.count:
-				raise StopIteration
-			elt = self.item.dereference()
-			self.item += 1
-			return ('[%d]' % self.idx, elt)
-
-	def __init__(self, typename, val):
-		self.typename = typename
-		self.val = val
-
-	def children(self):
-		return self._iterator(self.val)
-
-	def to_string(self):
-		count = self.val['items']
-		alloc = self.val['alloc']
-		return ('<%s> = {<No data fields>}, count = %d, alloc = %d, elements'
-			% (self.typename, count, alloc))
-
-	def display_hint(self):
-		return 'array'
-
-# Upp::Array printer
-class UppArrayPrinter(object):
-	"Print an Upp::Array"
-	class _iterator:
-		def __init__ (self, val):
-			self.val = val['vector']
-			self.item = self.val['vector']
-			self.count = self.val['items']
-			self.idx = -1
-
-		def __iter__(self):
-			return self
-
-		def __next__(self):
-			self.idx += 1
-			if self.idx >= self.count:
-				raise StopIteration
-			elt = self.item.dereference().dereference()
-			self.item += + 1
-			return ('[%d]' % self.idx, elt)
-
-	def __init__(self, typename, val):
-		self.typename = typename
-		self.val = val
-
-	def children(self):
-		return self._iterator(self.val)
-
-	def to_string(self):
-		count = self.val['vector']['items']
-		alloc = self.val['vector']['alloc']
-		return ('<%s> = {<No data fields>}, count = %d, alloc = %d, elements'
-			% (self.typename, count, alloc))
-
-	def display_hint(self):
-		return 'array'
-
-# Upp::VectorMap printer
-class UppVectorMapPrinter(object):
-	"Print an Upp::VectorMap"
-	class _iterator:
-		def __init__ (self, val):
-			self.val = val
-			self.key = val['key']['key']['vector']
-			self.value = val['value']['vector']
-			self.count = val['value']['items']
-			self.idx = -1
-
-		def __iter__(self):
-			return self
-
-		def __next__(self):
-			self.idx += 1
-			if self.idx >= self.count * 2:
-				raise StopIteration
-			if self.idx & 1:
-				aValue = self.value.dereference()
-				self.value += 1
-				return ('value', str(aValue))
-			else:
-				aKey = self.key.dereference()
-				self.key += 1
-				return ('key', str(aKey))
-
-	def __init__(self, typename, val):
-		self.typename = typename
-		self.val = val
-
-	def children(self):
-		return self._iterator(self.val)
-
-	def to_string(self):
-		count = self.val['key']['key']['items']
-		alloc = self.val['key']['key']['alloc']
-		return ('<%s> = {<No data fields>}, count = %d, alloc = %d, elements'
-			% (self.typename, count, alloc))
-
-	def display_hint(self):
-		return 'map'
-
-# Upp::ArrayMap printer
-class UppArrayMapPrinter(object):
-	"Print an Upp::ArrayMap"
-	class _iterator:
-		def __init__ (self, val):
-			self.val = val
-			self.key = val['key']['key']['vector']
-			self.value = val['value']['vector']['vector']
-			self.count = val['value']['vector']['items']
-			self.idx = -1
-
-		def __iter__(self):
-			return self
-
-		def __next__(self):
-			self.idx += 1
-			if self.idx >= self.count * 2:
-				raise StopIteration
-			if self.idx & 1:
-				aValue = self.value.dereference().dereference()
-				self.value += 1
-				return ('value', str(aValue))
-			else:
-				aKey = self.key.dereference()
-				self.key += 1
-				return ('key', str(aKey))
-
-	def __init__(self, typename, val):
-		self.typename = typename
-		self.val = val
-
-	def children(self):
-		return self._iterator(self.val)
-
-	def to_string(self):
-		count = self.val['key']['key']['items']
-		alloc = self.val['key']['key']['alloc']
-		return ('<%s> = {<No data fields>}, count = %d, alloc = %d, elements'
-			% (self.typename, count, alloc))
-
-	def display_hint(self):
-		return 'map'
-
-# Upp::Value printer
-class UppValuePrinter(object):
-
-	def __init__(self, val):
-		self.typeIds ={
-			0:'void',
-			1:'int',
-			2:'double',
-			3:'Upp::String',
-			4:'Upp::Date',
-			5:'Upp::Time',
-			6:'ERROR',
-			7:'Upp::Value',
-			8:'Upp::WString',
-			9:'Upp::ValueArray',
-			10:'int64',
-			11:'bool',
-			12:'Upp::ValueMap'
-		}
-		self.val = val
-		
-	def to_string(self):
-		try:
-			magic = self.val['magic']
-		except Exception as inst:
-			return '<value inspectors not supported>'
-		if magic[0] != 0xc436d851 or magic[1] != 0x72f67c76 or magic[2] != 0x3e5e10fd or magic[3] != 0xc90d370b:
-			return '<value not initialized>'
-		typeId = Upp_Value_GetType(self.val)
-		if typeId == 0:
-			return '<void>'
-		elif typeId in (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11):
-			return str(Upp_Value_GetString(self.val))
-		elif typeId == 6:
-			return '<ERROR VALUE>'
-		else:
-			strVal = str(Upp_Value_GetString(self.val))
-			if strVal != '':
-				return strVal
-			else:
-				if self.typeIds.has_key(typeId):
-					return "<unsupported value type '" + self.typeIds[typeId] + "'>"
-				else:
-					return "<unsupported value type '" + str(typeId) + "'>"
-
-# Upp::Value* printer
-class UppValuePtrPrinter(object):
-	"Print an Upp::Value *"
-
-	def __init__(self, val):
-		self.val = val
-
-	def to_string(self):
-		return '@' + str(self.val.address) + ': ' + UppValuePrinter(self.val.dereference()).to_string()
-
-	def display_hint(self):
-		return 'String'
-
-# Upp::One<> printer
-class UppOnePrinter(object):
-
-	def __init__(self, val):
-		self.val = val
-		
-	def to_string(self):
-		return str(self.val['ptr'].dereference())
-
-# Upp::Point printer
-class UppPointPrinter(object):
-	"Print an Upp::Point"
-
-	def __init__(self, val):
-		self.val = val
-
-	def to_string(self):
-		return '(' + str(self.val['x']) + ',' + str(self.val['y']) + ')'
-
-# Upp::Point* printer
-class UppPointPtrPrinter(object):
-	"Print an Upp::Point *"
-
-	def __init__(self, val):
-		self.val = val
-
-	def to_string(self):
-		return '@' + str(self.val.address) + ': ' + UppPointPrinter(self.val).to_string()
-
-# Upp::Size printer
-class UppSizePrinter(object):
-	"Print an Upp::Size"
-
-	def __init__(self, val):
-		self.val = val
-
-	def to_string(self):
-		return '(' + str(self.val['cx']) + ',' + str(self.val['cy']) + ')'
-
-# Upp::Size* printer
-class UppSizePtrPrinter(object):
-	"Print an Upp::Size *"
-
-	def __init__(self, val):
-		self.val = val
-
-	def to_string(self):
-		return '@' + str(self.val.address) + ': ' + UppSizePrinter(self.val).to_string()
-
-# Upp::Rect printer
-class UppRectPrinter(object):
-	"Print an Upp::Rect"
-
-	def __init__(self, val):
-		self.val = val
-
-	def to_string(self):
-		return '[' + str(self.val['left']) + ',' + str(self.val['top']) + '],[' + str(self.val['right']) + ',' + str(self.val['bottom']) + ']'
-
-# Upp::Rect* printer
-class UppRectPtrPrinter(object):
-	"Print an Upp::Rect *"
-
-	def __init__(self, val):
-		self.val = val
-
-	def to_string(self):
-		return '@' + str(self.val.address) + ': ' + UppRectPrinter(self.val).to_string()
-
-def UppLookupFunction(val):
-	typeStr = str(val.type)
-	
-	if typeStr == 'double' or typeStr == 'float' or typeStr == 'long double':
-		return FloatPrinter(val)
-
-	if typeStr == 'Upp::String *':
-		return UppStringPtrPrinter(val)
-
-	if typeStr == 'const Upp::String *':
-		return UppStringPtrPrinter(val)
-
-	if typeStr == 'Upp::String &':
-		return UppStringPtrPrinter(val.address)
-
-	if typeStr == 'const Upp::String &':
-		return UppStringPtrPrinter(val.address)
-
-	if typeStr == 'Upp::String':
-		return UppStringPrinter(val)
-		
-	if typeStr == 'const Upp::String':
-		return UppStringPrinter(val)
-		
-##########################################################################
-#						FOR VALUES -- EXPERIMENTAL
-# 2012/08/05 - REMOVED AGAIN AS IT CAUSED SOME RANDOM CRASHES
-#              NEEDS DEEPER INVESTIGATION
-#	if typeStr == 'Upp::Value *' and Upp_Value_Inspectors:
-#		return UppValuePtrPrinter(val)
-		
-#	if typeStr == 'const Upp::Value *' and Upp_Value_Inspectors:
-#		return UppValuePtrPrinter(val)
-		
-#	if typeStr == 'Upp::Value &' and Upp_Value_Inspectors:
-#		return UppValuePtrPrinter(val.address)
-		
-#	if typeStr == 'const Upp::Value &' and Upp_Value_Inspectors:
-#		return UppValuePtrPrinter(val.address)
-		
-#	if typeStr == 'Upp::Value' and Upp_Value_Inspectors:
-#		return UppValuePrinter(val)
-		
-#	if typeStr == 'const Upp::Value' and Upp_Value_Inspectors:
-#		return UppValuePrinter(val)
-
-##########################################################################
-	if typeStr == 'Upp::Point' or typeStr == 'Upp::Pointf':
-		return UppPointPrinter(val)
-		
-	if typeStr == 'const Upp::Point' or typeStr == 'const Upp::Pointf':
-		return UppPointPrinter(val)
-		
-	if typeStr == 'Upp::Point *' or typeStr == 'Upp::Pointf *':
-		return UppPointPtrPrinter(val)
-		
-	if typeStr == 'const Upp::Point *' or typeStr == 'const Upp::Pointf *':
-		return UppPointPtrPrinter(val)
-		
-	if typeStr == 'Upp::Size' or typeStr == 'Upp::Sizef':
-		return UppSizePrinter(val)
-		
-	if typeStr == 'const Upp::Size' or typeStr == 'const Upp::Sizef':
-		return UppSizePrinter(val)
-		
-	if typeStr == 'Upp::Size *' or typeStr == 'Upp::Sizef *':
-		return UppSizePtrPrinter(val)
-		
-	if typeStr == 'const Upp::Size *' or typeStr == 'const Upp::Sizef *':
-		return UppSizePtrPrinter(val)
-		
-	if typeStr == 'Upp::Rect' or typeStr == 'Upp::Rectf':
-		return UppRectPrinter(val)
-		
-	if typeStr == 'const Upp::Rect' or typeStr == 'const Upp::Rectf':
-		return UppRectPrinter(val)
-		
-	if typeStr == 'Upp::Rect *' or typeStr == 'Upp::Rectf *':
-		return UppRectPtrPrinter(val)
-		
-	if typeStr == 'const Upp::Rect *' or typeStr == 'const Upp::Rectf *':
-		return UppRectPtrPrinter(val)
-		
-	lookup_tag = val.type.tag
-	if lookup_tag == None:
-		return None
-
-	regex = re.compile("^Upp::VectorMap<.*>$")
-	if regex.match(lookup_tag):
-		return UppVectorMapPrinter(lookup_tag, val)
-
-	regex = re.compile("^Upp::ArrayMap<.*>$")
-	if regex.match(lookup_tag):
-		return UppArrayMapPrinter(lookup_tag, val)
-
-	regex = re.compile("^Upp::Vector<.*>$")
-	if regex.match(lookup_tag):
-		return UppVectorPrinter(lookup_tag, val)
-
-	regex = re.compile("^Upp::Array<.*>$")
-	if regex.match(lookup_tag):
-		return UppArrayPrinter(lookup_tag, val)
-
-	regex = re.compile("^Upp::Index<.*>$")
-	if regex.match(lookup_tag):
-		return UppVectorPrinter(lookup_tag, val['key'])
-
-	regex = re.compile("^Upp::One<.*>$")
-	if regex.match(lookup_tag):
-		return UppOnePrinter(val)
-
-	return None
-
-#check if Upp value inspecting support is enabled
-Upp_Value_Inspectors = True
-try:
-	Upp_Value_GetType		= gdb.parse_and_eval('Upp::_DBG_Value_GetType')
-	Upp_Value_GetString		= gdb.parse_and_eval('Upp::_DBG_Value_AsString')
-except Exception as inst:
-	Upp_Value_Inspectors = False
-	
-#check if debug ungrab support is enabled
-Upp_Ungrab_Support = True
-try:
-	Upp_Ungrab				= gdb.parse_and_eval('Upp::_DBG_Ungrab')
-except Exception as inst:
-	Upp_Ungrab_Support = False
-	
-#ungrab mouse at debugger stop, if ungrab helper is available
-def stop_handler(event):
-	if Upp_Ungrab_Support:
-		Upp_Ungrab()
-
-gdb.events.stop.connect (stop_handler)
-
-
-gdb.pretty_printers.append(UppLookupFunction)
-
-#a couple of lines to test it quickly on gdb....
-#source /home/massimo/sources/upp-svn/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/PrettyPrinters.py
-#python gdb.pretty_printers.remove(UppLookupFunction)
diff --git a/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/VarItem.cpp b/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/VarItem.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index ce58de8c3..000000000
--- a/uppsrc/ide/Debuggers/VarItem.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-#include "Debuggers.h"
-#include <ide/ide.h>
-
-// check if value contains an error
-bool Gdb_MI2::VarItem::IsError(void) const
-{
-	return error;
-}
-
-// constructor
-Gdb_MI2::VarItem::VarItem()
-{
-	error = true;
-	dynamic = false;
-	numChildren = 0;
-	kind = SIMPLE;
-}
-
-// evaluate an expression usign gdb variables
-Gdb_MI2::VarItem Gdb_MI2::EvalGdb(String const &expr)
-{
-	VarItem v;
-	
-	MIValue val = MICmd("var-create - @ " + expr);
-	if(val.IsError())
-		return v;
-	v.error = false;
-	v.varName = val["name"];
-	v.evaluableExpression = expr;
-	v.shortExpression = expr;
-	v.value = val["value"];
-	v.numChildren = atoi(val.Get("numchild", "0"));
-	v.type = val["type"];
-	String dispHint = val.Get("displayhint", "");
-	if(ToUpper(dispHint) == "ARRAY")
-		v.kind = VarItem::ARRAY;
-	else if(ToUpper(dispHint) == "MAP")
-		v.kind = VarItem::MAP;
-	else
-		v.kind = VarItem::SIMPLE;
-	v.dynamic = (val.Get("dynamic", "") != "");
-	return v;
-}
-
-// remove GDB variable for item
-void Gdb_MI2::KillVariable(Gdb_MI2::VarItem &v)
-{
-	MICmd("var-delete " + v.varName);
-}
-
-// fetch variable children
-Vector<Gdb_MI2::VarItem> Gdb_MI2::GetChildren(MIValue const &val, String const &prePath)
-{
-	Vector<VarItem> res;
-	
-	if(val.IsError() || !val.IsTuple())
-		return res;
-	MIValue const &children = val["children"];
-	if(!children.IsArray())
-		return res;
-
-	for(int i = 0; i < children.GetCount(); i++)
-	{
-		MIValue const &child = children[i];
-
-		// for private, protected, public and inherited fake childs, just go deeper
-		String exp = child["exp"];
-		String typ = child.Get("type", "");
-		String nam = child.Get("name");
-		if(exp == "private" || exp == "protected" || exp == "public" || exp == typ)
-		{
-			MIValue val2 = MICmd("var-list-children 1 " + nam);
-			res.Append(GetChildren(val2, prePath));
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			VarItem &v = res.Add();
-			v.error = false;
-			v.varName = nam;
-			v.shortExpression = prePath + "." + exp;
-			v.type = typ;
-			v.value = child["value"];
-			v.dynamic = (child.Get("dynamic", "") != "");
-			v.numChildren = atoi(child.Get("numchild", "0"));
-
-			String dispHint = child.Get("displayhint", "");
-			if(ToUpper(dispHint) == "ARRAY")
-				v.kind = VarItem::ARRAY;
-			else if(ToUpper(dispHint) == "MAP")
-				v.kind = VarItem::MAP;
-			else
-				v.kind = VarItem::SIMPLE;
-/*
-			MIValue vExp = MICmd("var-info-path-expression " + nam);
-			v.evaluableExpression = vExp.Get("path_expr", "");
-*/
-		}
-	}
-	return res;		
-}
-
-// fetch variable children
-Vector<Gdb_MI2::VarItem> Gdb_MI2::GetChildren(Gdb_MI2::VarItem &v, int minChild, int maxChild)
-{
-	// for 'simple' (i.e. not maps or arrays..) get all children
-	// otherwise get the given range
-	int first, last;
-	if(v.kind == VarItem::SIMPLE)
-	{
-		first = 0;
-		last = INT_MAX;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		if(minChild < 0)
-			first = 0;
-		else
-			first = minChild;
-		if(maxChild < 0)
-			last = v.numChildren;
-		else
-			last = maxChild;
-	}
-	MIValue val = MICmd(Format("var-list-children 1 %s %d %d", v.varName, first, last));
-	return GetChildren(val, v.shortExpression);
-}
-
-