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authorThiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@br.ibm.com>2009-02-04 21:55:40 +0000
committerThiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@br.ibm.com>2009-02-04 21:55:40 +0000
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2009-02-04 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com> Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@br.ibm.com> Phil Muldoon <pmuldoon@redhat.com> * python/python-internal.h (gdbpy_get_value_from_history): Rename prototype to gdbpy_history. (gdbpy_is_string): Declare. (python_string_to_host_string): Declare. * python/python-utils.c (gdbpy_is_string): New function. (unicode_to_encoded_string): New function. (unicode_to_target_string): Use it. (python_string_to_host_string): New function. * python/python-value.c (valpy_address): New function. (convert_value_from_python): Use gdbpy_is_string. Change to throw Python exception instead of a GDB exception on error. Properly check Python booleans. (valpy_getitem): Convert field name to host string. Handle array accesses. Adapt to new behaviour of convert_value_from_python. (valpy_new): Adapt to new behaviour of convert_value_from_python. (enum valpy_opcode) <VALPY_LSH, VALPY_RSH, VALPY_BITAND, VALPY_BITXOR, VALPY_BITOR>: New constants. (valpy_binop): Update. Adapt to new behaviour of convert_value_from_python. (valpy_invert): New function. (valpy_lsh): Likewise. (valpy_rsh): Likewise. (valpy_and): Likewise. (valpy_or): Likewise. (valpy_xor): Likewise. (valpy_richcompare): Call convert_value_from_python instead of doing conversions itself. (is_intlike, valpy_int, valpy_long, valpy_float): New functions. (gdbpy_get_value_from_history): Rename function to gdbpy_history. (gdbpy_initialize_values): Don't set tp_new. (value_object_type): Add valpy_new. (value_object_methods): Add `address' entry. (value_object_as_number): Update for new methods. * python/python.c (GdbMethods): Rename entry from `get_value_from_history' to `history'. gdb/doc/ 2009-02-04 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com> * gdb.texinfo (Basic Python): Document gdb.history. gdb/testsuite/ 2009-02-04 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com> Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@br.ibm.com> * gdb.python/python-value.exp: Use `gdb.history' instead of `gdb.value_from_history'. (test_value_numeric_ops): Add test for conversion of enum constant. * gdb.python/python-value.c (enum e): New type. (evalue): New global. (main): Use argv.
Diffstat (limited to 'gdb/python')
-rw-r--r--gdb/python/python-internal.h4
-rw-r--r--gdb/python/python-utils.c54
-rw-r--r--gdb/python/python-value.c384
-rw-r--r--gdb/python/python.c2
4 files changed, 339 insertions, 105 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/python/python-internal.h b/gdb/python/python-internal.h
index 4e9da33..672d8a4 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python-internal.h
+++ b/gdb/python/python-internal.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct value;
extern PyObject *gdb_module;
extern PyTypeObject value_object_type;
-PyObject *gdbpy_get_value_from_history (PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
+PyObject *gdbpy_history (PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
PyObject *value_to_value_object (struct value *v);
@@ -90,5 +90,7 @@ void gdbpy_print_stack (void);
PyObject *python_string_to_unicode (PyObject *obj);
char *unicode_to_target_string (PyObject *unicode_str);
char *python_string_to_target_string (PyObject *obj);
+char *python_string_to_host_string (PyObject *obj);
+int gdbpy_is_string (PyObject *obj);
#endif /* GDB_PYTHON_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/gdb/python/python-utils.c b/gdb/python/python-utils.c
index 9aae43f..6a95939 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python-utils.c
+++ b/gdb/python/python-utils.c
@@ -95,26 +95,37 @@ python_string_to_unicode (PyObject *obj)
}
/* Returns a newly allocated string with the contents of the given unicode
- string object converted to the target's charset. If an error occurs during
- the conversion, NULL will be returned and a python exception will be set.
+ string object converted to CHARSET. If an error occurs during the
+ conversion, NULL will be returned and a python exception will be set.
The caller is responsible for xfree'ing the string. */
-char *
-unicode_to_target_string (PyObject *unicode_str)
+static char *
+unicode_to_encoded_string (PyObject *unicode_str, const char *charset)
{
- char *target_string;
+ char *result;
PyObject *string;
- /* Translate string to target's charset. */
- string = PyUnicode_AsEncodedString (unicode_str, target_charset (), NULL);
+ /* Translate string to named charset. */
+ string = PyUnicode_AsEncodedString (unicode_str, charset, NULL);
if (string == NULL)
return NULL;
- target_string = xstrdup (PyString_AsString (string));
+ result = xstrdup (PyString_AsString (string));
Py_DECREF (string);
- return target_string;
+ return result;
+}
+
+/* Returns a newly allocated string with the contents of the given unicode
+ string object converted to the target's charset. If an error occurs during
+ the conversion, NULL will be returned and a python exception will be set.
+
+ The caller is responsible for xfree'ing the string. */
+char *
+unicode_to_target_string (PyObject *unicode_str)
+{
+ return unicode_to_encoded_string (unicode_str, target_charset ());
}
/* Converts a python string (8-bit or unicode) to a target string in
@@ -132,3 +143,28 @@ python_string_to_target_string (PyObject *obj)
return unicode_to_target_string (str);
}
+
+/* Converts a python string (8-bit or unicode) to a target string in
+ the host's charset. Returns NULL on error, with a python exception set.
+
+ The caller is responsible for xfree'ing the string. */
+char *
+python_string_to_host_string (PyObject *obj)
+{
+ PyObject *str;
+
+ str = python_string_to_unicode (obj);
+ if (str == NULL)
+ return NULL;
+
+ return unicode_to_encoded_string (str, host_charset ());
+}
+
+/* Return true if OBJ is a Python string or unicode object, false
+ otherwise. */
+
+int
+gdbpy_is_string (PyObject *obj)
+{
+ return PyString_Check (obj) || PyUnicode_Check (obj);
+}
diff --git a/gdb/python/python-value.c b/gdb/python/python-value.c
index 92e0431..420d26f 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python-value.c
+++ b/gdb/python/python-value.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
#include "defs.h"
+#include "gdb_assert.h"
#include "charset.h"
#include "value.h"
#include "exceptions.h"
@@ -79,7 +80,6 @@ valpy_new (PyTypeObject *subtype, PyObject *args, PyObject *keywords)
{
struct value *value = NULL; /* Initialize to appease gcc warning. */
value_object *value_obj;
- volatile struct gdb_exception except;
if (PyTuple_Size (args) != 1)
{
@@ -96,16 +96,11 @@ valpy_new (PyTypeObject *subtype, PyObject *args, PyObject *keywords)
return NULL;
}
- TRY_CATCH (except, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
- {
- value = convert_value_from_python (PyTuple_GetItem (args, 0));
- }
- if (except.reason < 0)
+ value = convert_value_from_python (PyTuple_GetItem (args, 0));
+ if (value == NULL)
{
subtype->tp_free (value_obj);
- return PyErr_Format (except.reason == RETURN_QUIT
- ? PyExc_KeyboardInterrupt : PyExc_TypeError,
- "%s", except.message);
+ return NULL;
}
value_obj->value = value;
@@ -132,6 +127,22 @@ valpy_dereference (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
return value_to_value_object (res_val);
}
+/* Return "&value". */
+static PyObject *
+valpy_address (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+ struct value *res_val = NULL; /* Initialize to appease gcc warning. */
+ volatile struct gdb_exception except;
+
+ TRY_CATCH (except, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
+ {
+ res_val = value_addr (((value_object *) self)->value);
+ }
+ GDB_PY_HANDLE_EXCEPTION (except);
+
+ return value_to_value_object (res_val);
+}
+
static Py_ssize_t
valpy_length (PyObject *self)
{
@@ -147,26 +158,40 @@ static PyObject *
valpy_getitem (PyObject *self, PyObject *key)
{
value_object *self_value = (value_object *) self;
- char *field;
+ char *field = NULL;
+ struct value *idx = NULL;
struct value *res_val = NULL; /* Initialize to appease gcc warning. */
- struct cleanup *old;
volatile struct gdb_exception except;
- field = python_string_to_target_string (key);
- if (field == NULL)
- return NULL;
-
- old = make_cleanup (xfree, field);
+ if (gdbpy_is_string (key))
+ {
+ field = python_string_to_host_string (key);
+ if (field == NULL)
+ return NULL;
+ }
TRY_CATCH (except, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
{
struct value *tmp = self_value->value;
- res_val = value_struct_elt (&tmp, NULL, field, 0, NULL);
+
+ if (field)
+ res_val = value_struct_elt (&tmp, NULL, field, 0, NULL);
+ else
+ {
+ /* Assume we are attempting an array access, and let the
+ value code throw an exception if the index has an invalid
+ type. */
+ struct value *idx = convert_value_from_python (key);
+ if (idx == NULL)
+ return NULL;
+
+ res_val = value_subscript (tmp, idx);
+ }
}
+ if (field)
+ xfree (field);
GDB_PY_HANDLE_EXCEPTION (except);
- do_cleanups (old);
-
return value_to_value_object (res_val);
}
@@ -220,7 +245,12 @@ enum valpy_opcode
VALPY_MUL,
VALPY_DIV,
VALPY_REM,
- VALPY_POW
+ VALPY_POW,
+ VALPY_LSH,
+ VALPY_RSH,
+ VALPY_BITAND,
+ VALPY_BITOR,
+ VALPY_BITXOR
};
/* If TYPE is a reference, return the target; otherwise return TYPE. */
@@ -244,7 +274,12 @@ valpy_binop (enum valpy_opcode opcode, PyObject *self, PyObject *other)
kind of object, altogether. Because of this, we can't assume self is
a gdb.Value object and need to convert it from python as well. */
arg1 = convert_value_from_python (self);
+ if (arg1 == NULL)
+ return NULL;
+
arg2 = convert_value_from_python (other);
+ if (arg2 == NULL)
+ return NULL;
switch (opcode)
{
@@ -302,6 +337,21 @@ valpy_binop (enum valpy_opcode opcode, PyObject *self, PyObject *other)
case VALPY_POW:
res_val = value_binop (arg1, arg2, BINOP_EXP);
break;
+ case VALPY_LSH:
+ res_val = value_binop (arg1, arg2, BINOP_LSH);
+ break;
+ case VALPY_RSH:
+ res_val = value_binop (arg1, arg2, BINOP_RSH);
+ break;
+ case VALPY_BITAND:
+ res_val = value_binop (arg1, arg2, BINOP_BITWISE_AND);
+ break;
+ case VALPY_BITOR:
+ res_val = value_binop (arg1, arg2, BINOP_BITWISE_IOR);
+ break;
+ case VALPY_BITXOR:
+ res_val = value_binop (arg1, arg2, BINOP_BITWISE_XOR);
+ break;
}
}
GDB_PY_HANDLE_EXCEPTION (except);
@@ -412,45 +462,66 @@ valpy_nonzero (PyObject *self)
}
}
-/* Implements comparison operations for value objects. */
+/* Implements ~ for value objects. */
static PyObject *
-valpy_richcompare (PyObject *self, PyObject *other, int op)
+valpy_invert (PyObject *self)
{
- int result = 0;
- struct value *value_self, *value_other;
+ struct value *val = NULL;
volatile struct gdb_exception except;
- if (PyObject_TypeCheck (other, &value_object_type))
- value_other = ((value_object *) other)->value;
- else if (PyInt_Check (other))
+ TRY_CATCH (except, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
{
- LONGEST l;
+ val = value_complement (((value_object *) self)->value);
+ }
+ GDB_PY_HANDLE_EXCEPTION (except);
- l = PyInt_AsLong (other);
- if (PyErr_Occurred ())
- return NULL;
+ return value_to_value_object (val);
+}
- value_other = value_from_longest (builtin_type_pyint, l);
- }
- else if (PyFloat_Check (other))
- {
- DOUBLEST d;
+/* Implements left shift for value objects. */
+static PyObject *
+valpy_lsh (PyObject *self, PyObject *other)
+{
+ return valpy_binop (VALPY_LSH, self, other);
+}
- d = PyFloat_AsDouble (other);
- if (PyErr_Occurred ())
- return NULL;
+/* Implements right shift for value objects. */
+static PyObject *
+valpy_rsh (PyObject *self, PyObject *other)
+{
+ return valpy_binop (VALPY_RSH, self, other);
+}
- value_other = value_from_double (builtin_type_pyfloat, d);
- }
- else if (PyString_Check (other) || PyUnicode_Check (other))
- {
- char *str;
+/* Implements bitwise and for value objects. */
+static PyObject *
+valpy_and (PyObject *self, PyObject *other)
+{
+ return valpy_binop (VALPY_BITAND, self, other);
+}
- str = python_string_to_target_string (other);
- value_other = value_from_string (str);
- xfree (str);
- }
- else if (other == Py_None)
+/* Implements bitwise or for value objects. */
+static PyObject *
+valpy_or (PyObject *self, PyObject *other)
+{
+ return valpy_binop (VALPY_BITOR, self, other);
+}
+
+/* Implements bitwise xor for value objects. */
+static PyObject *
+valpy_xor (PyObject *self, PyObject *other)
+{
+ return valpy_binop (VALPY_BITXOR, self, other);
+}
+
+/* Implements comparison operations for value objects. */
+static PyObject *
+valpy_richcompare (PyObject *self, PyObject *other, int op)
+{
+ int result = 0;
+ struct value *value_other;
+ volatile struct gdb_exception except;
+
+ if (other == Py_None)
/* Comparing with None is special. From what I can tell, in Python
None is smaller than anything else. */
switch (op) {
@@ -468,15 +539,13 @@ valpy_richcompare (PyObject *self, PyObject *other, int op)
"Invalid operation on gdb.Value.");
return NULL;
}
- else
- {
- PyErr_SetString (PyExc_NotImplementedError,
- "Operation not supported on gdb.Value of this type.");
- return NULL;
- }
TRY_CATCH (except, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
{
+ value_other = convert_value_from_python (other);
+ if (value_other == NULL)
+ return NULL;
+
switch (op) {
case Py_LT:
result = value_less (((value_object *) self)->value, value_other);
@@ -513,6 +582,92 @@ valpy_richcompare (PyObject *self, PyObject *other, int op)
Py_RETURN_FALSE;
}
+/* Helper function to determine if a type is "int-like". */
+static int
+is_intlike (struct type *type, int ptr_ok)
+{
+ CHECK_TYPEDEF (type);
+ return (TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_INT
+ || TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_ENUM
+ || TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_BOOL
+ || TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_CHAR
+ || (ptr_ok && TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_PTR));
+}
+
+/* Implements conversion to int. */
+static PyObject *
+valpy_int (PyObject *self)
+{
+ struct value *value = ((value_object *) self)->value;
+ struct type *type = value_type (value);
+ LONGEST l = 0;
+ volatile struct gdb_exception except;
+
+ CHECK_TYPEDEF (type);
+ if (!is_intlike (type, 0))
+ {
+ PyErr_SetString (PyExc_RuntimeError, "cannot convert value to int");
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ TRY_CATCH (except, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
+ {
+ l = value_as_long (value);
+ }
+ GDB_PY_HANDLE_EXCEPTION (except);
+
+ return PyInt_FromLong (l);
+}
+
+/* Implements conversion to long. */
+static PyObject *
+valpy_long (PyObject *self)
+{
+ struct value *value = ((value_object *) self)->value;
+ struct type *type = value_type (value);
+ LONGEST l = 0;
+ volatile struct gdb_exception except;
+
+ if (!is_intlike (type, 1))
+ {
+ PyErr_SetString (PyExc_RuntimeError, "cannot convert value to long");
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ TRY_CATCH (except, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
+ {
+ l = value_as_long (value);
+ }
+ GDB_PY_HANDLE_EXCEPTION (except);
+
+ return PyLong_FromLong (l);
+}
+
+/* Implements conversion to float. */
+static PyObject *
+valpy_float (PyObject *self)
+{
+ struct value *value = ((value_object *) self)->value;
+ struct type *type = value_type (value);
+ double d = 0;
+ volatile struct gdb_exception except;
+
+ CHECK_TYPEDEF (type);
+ if (TYPE_CODE (type) != TYPE_CODE_FLT)
+ {
+ PyErr_SetString (PyExc_RuntimeError, "cannot convert value to float");
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ TRY_CATCH (except, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
+ {
+ d = value_as_double (value);
+ }
+ GDB_PY_HANDLE_EXCEPTION (except);
+
+ return PyFloat_FromDouble (d);
+}
+
/* Returns an object for a value which is released from the all_values chain,
so its lifetime is not bound to the execution of a command. */
PyObject *
@@ -533,7 +688,7 @@ value_to_value_object (struct value *val)
}
/* Try to convert a Python value to a gdb value. If the value cannot
- be converted, throw a gdb exception. */
+ be converted, set a Python exception and return NULL. */
struct value *
convert_value_from_python (PyObject *obj)
@@ -541,53 +696,72 @@ convert_value_from_python (PyObject *obj)
struct value *value = NULL; /* -Wall */
PyObject *target_str, *unicode_str;
struct cleanup *old;
+ volatile struct gdb_exception except;
+ int cmp;
- if (! obj)
- error (_("Internal error while converting Python value."));
+ gdb_assert (obj != NULL);
- if (PyBool_Check (obj))
- value = value_from_longest (builtin_type_pybool, obj == Py_True);
- else if (PyInt_Check (obj))
- value = value_from_longest (builtin_type_pyint, PyInt_AsLong (obj));
- else if (PyLong_Check (obj))
- {
- LONGEST l = PyLong_AsLongLong (obj);
- if (! PyErr_Occurred ())
- value = value_from_longest (builtin_type_pylong, l);
- }
- else if (PyFloat_Check (obj))
- {
- double d = PyFloat_AsDouble (obj);
- if (! PyErr_Occurred ())
- value = value_from_double (builtin_type_pyfloat, d);
- }
- else if (PyString_Check (obj) || PyUnicode_Check (obj))
+ TRY_CATCH (except, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
{
- char *s;
+ if (PyBool_Check (obj))
+ {
+ cmp = PyObject_IsTrue (obj);
+ if (cmp >= 0)
+ value = value_from_longest (builtin_type_pybool, cmp);
+ }
+ else if (PyInt_Check (obj))
+ {
+ long l = PyInt_AsLong (obj);
- s = python_string_to_target_string (obj);
- if (s == NULL)
- return NULL;
+ if (! PyErr_Occurred ())
+ value = value_from_longest (builtin_type_pyint, l);
+ }
+ else if (PyLong_Check (obj))
+ {
+ LONGEST l = PyLong_AsLongLong (obj);
- old = make_cleanup (xfree, s);
- value = value_from_string (s);
- do_cleanups (old);
- }
- else if (PyObject_TypeCheck (obj, &value_object_type))
- value = ((value_object *) obj)->value;
- else
- error (_("Could not convert Python object: %s"),
- PyString_AsString (PyObject_Str (obj)));
+ if (! PyErr_Occurred ())
+ value = value_from_longest (builtin_type_pylong, l);
+ }
+ else if (PyFloat_Check (obj))
+ {
+ double d = PyFloat_AsDouble (obj);
- if (PyErr_Occurred ())
- error (_("Error converting Python value."));
+ if (! PyErr_Occurred ())
+ value = value_from_double (builtin_type_pyfloat, d);
+ }
+ else if (gdbpy_is_string (obj))
+ {
+ char *s;
+
+ s = python_string_to_target_string (obj);
+ if (s != NULL)
+ {
+ old = make_cleanup (xfree, s);
+ value = value_from_string (s);
+ do_cleanups (old);
+ }
+ }
+ else if (PyObject_TypeCheck (obj, &value_object_type))
+ value = ((value_object *) obj)->value;
+ else
+ PyErr_Format (PyExc_TypeError, _("Could not convert Python object: %s"),
+ PyString_AsString (PyObject_Str (obj)));
+ }
+ if (except.reason < 0)
+ {
+ PyErr_Format (except.reason == RETURN_QUIT
+ ? PyExc_KeyboardInterrupt : PyExc_RuntimeError,
+ "%s", except.message);
+ return NULL;
+ }
return value;
}
/* Returns value object in the ARGth position in GDB's history. */
PyObject *
-gdbpy_get_value_from_history (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+gdbpy_history (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
{
int i;
struct value *res_val = NULL; /* Initialize to appease gcc warning. */
@@ -608,7 +782,6 @@ gdbpy_get_value_from_history (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
void
gdbpy_initialize_values (void)
{
- value_object_type.tp_new = valpy_new;
if (PyType_Ready (&value_object_type) < 0)
return;
@@ -619,6 +792,7 @@ gdbpy_initialize_values (void)
}
static PyMethodDef value_object_methods[] = {
+ { "address", valpy_address, METH_NOARGS, "Return the address of the value." },
{ "dereference", valpy_dereference, METH_NOARGS, "Dereferences the value." },
{NULL} /* Sentinel */
};
@@ -634,7 +808,19 @@ static PyNumberMethods value_object_as_number = {
valpy_negative, /* nb_negative */
valpy_positive, /* nb_positive */
valpy_absolute, /* nb_absolute */
- valpy_nonzero /* nb_nonzero */
+ valpy_nonzero, /* nb_nonzero */
+ valpy_invert, /* nb_invert */
+ valpy_lsh, /* nb_lshift */
+ valpy_rsh, /* nb_rshift */
+ valpy_and, /* nb_and */
+ valpy_xor, /* nb_xor */
+ valpy_or, /* nb_or */
+ NULL, /* nb_coerce */
+ valpy_int, /* nb_int */
+ valpy_long, /* nb_long */
+ valpy_float, /* nb_float */
+ NULL, /* nb_oct */
+ NULL /* nb_hex */
};
static PyMappingMethods value_object_as_mapping = {
@@ -672,7 +858,17 @@ PyTypeObject value_object_type = {
0, /* tp_weaklistoffset */
0, /* tp_iter */
0, /* tp_iternext */
- value_object_methods /* tp_methods */
+ value_object_methods, /* tp_methods */
+ 0, /* tp_members */
+ 0, /* tp_getset */
+ 0, /* tp_base */
+ 0, /* tp_dict */
+ 0, /* tp_descr_get */
+ 0, /* tp_descr_set */
+ 0, /* tp_dictoffset */
+ 0, /* tp_init */
+ 0, /* tp_alloc */
+ valpy_new /* tp_new */
};
#endif /* HAVE_PYTHON */
diff --git a/gdb/python/python.c b/gdb/python/python.c
index e778ac4..991321f 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python.c
+++ b/gdb/python/python.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static PyObject *gdbpy_flush (PyObject *, PyObject *);
static PyMethodDef GdbMethods[] =
{
- { "get_value_from_history", gdbpy_get_value_from_history, METH_VARARGS,
+ { "history", gdbpy_history, METH_VARARGS,
"Get a value from history" },
{ "execute", execute_gdb_command, METH_VARARGS,
"Execute a gdb command" },