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authorMaciej W. Rozycki <macro@embecosm.com>2022-06-30 19:57:34 +0100
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GDB: Add `NUMBER' completion to `set' integer commands
Fix a completion consistency issue with `set' commands accepting integer values and the special `unlimited' keyword: (gdb) complete print -elements print -elements NUMBER print -elements unlimited (gdb) vs: (gdb) complete set print elements set print elements unlimited (gdb) (there is a space entered at the end of both commands, not shown here) which also means if you strike <Tab> with `set print elements ' input, it will, annoyingly, complete to `set print elements unlimited' right away rather than showing a choice between `NUMBER' and `unlimited'. Add `NUMBER' then as an available completion for such `set' commands: (gdb) complete set print elements set print elements NUMBER set print elements unlimited (gdb) Adjust the testsuite accordingly. Also document the feature in the Completion section of the manual in addition to the Command Options section already there.
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@@ -1960,6 +1960,21 @@ After displaying the available possibilities, @value{GDBN} copies your
partial input (@samp{b make_} in the example) so you can finish the
command.
+If the command you are trying to complete expects either a keyword or a
+number to follow, then @samp{NUMBER} will be shown among the available
+completions, for example:
+
+@smallexample
+(@value{GDBP}) print -elements @key{TAB}@key{TAB}
+NUMBER unlimited
+(@value{GDBP}) print -elements@tie{}
+@end smallexample
+
+@noindent
+Here, the option expects a number (e.g., @code{100}), not literal
+@code{NUMBER}. Such metasyntactical arguments are always presented in
+uppercase.
+
If you just want to see the list of alternatives in the first place, you
can press @kbd{M-?} rather than pressing @key{TAB} twice. @kbd{M-?}
means @kbd{@key{META} ?}. You can type this either by holding down a