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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/doc/python.texi b/gdb/doc/python.texi
index ed85989..97fcc46 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/python.texi
+++ b/gdb/doc/python.texi
@@ -5423,13 +5423,16 @@ with the program space because we can't predict when the desired objfile
will be loaded.
@smallexample
-(gdb) python
+(@value{GDBP}) python
+@group
def clear_objfiles_handler(event):
event.progspace.expensive_computation = None
def expensive(symbol):
"""A mock routine to perform an "expensive" computation on symbol."""
print ("Computing the answer to the ultimate question ...")
return 42
+@end group
+@group
def new_objfile_handler(event):
objfile = event.new_objfile
progspace = objfile.progspace
@@ -5444,15 +5447,18 @@ def new_objfile_handler(event):
gdb.events.clear_objfiles.connect(clear_objfiles_handler)
gdb.events.new_objfile.connect(new_objfile_handler)
end
-(gdb) file /tmp/hello
+@end group
+@group
+(@value{GDBP}) file /tmp/hello
Reading symbols from /tmp/hello...
Computing the answer to the ultimate question ...
-(gdb) python print gdb.current_progspace().expensive_computation
+(@value{GDBP}) python print(gdb.current_progspace().expensive_computation)
42
-(gdb) run
+(@value{GDBP}) run
Starting program: /tmp/hello
Hello.
[Inferior 1 (process 4242) exited normally]
+@end group
@end smallexample
@node Objfiles In Python
@@ -5583,17 +5589,21 @@ In this contrived example we record the time when @value{GDBN}
loaded the objfile.
@smallexample
-(gdb) python
+@group
+(@value{GDBP}) python
import datetime
def new_objfile_handler(event):
# Set the time_loaded attribute of the new objfile.
event.new_objfile.time_loaded = datetime.datetime.today()
gdb.events.new_objfile.connect(new_objfile_handler)
end
-(gdb) file ./hello
+@end group
+@group
+(@value{GDBP}) file ./hello
Reading symbols from ./hello...
-(gdb) python print gdb.objfiles()[0].time_loaded
+(@value{GDBP}) python print(gdb.objfiles()[0].time_loaded)
2014-10-09 11:41:36.770345
+@end group
@end smallexample
A @code{gdb.Objfile} object has the following methods: