[gdb] Add template functions assign_return/set_if_changed

Add template functions assign_return_if_changed and assign_set_if_changed in
gdb/utils.h:
...
template<typename T> void assign_set_if_changed (T &lval, const T &val, bool &changed)
{ ... }
template<typename T> bool assign_return_if_changed (T &lval, const T &val)
{ ... }
...

This allows us to rewrite code like this:
...
  if (tui_border_attrs != entry->value)
    {
      tui_border_attrs = entry->value;
      need_redraw = true;
    }
...
into this:
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  need_redraw |= assign_return_if_changed<int> (tui_border_attrs, entry->value);
...
or:
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  assign_set_if_changed<int> (tui_border_attrs, entry->value, need_redraw);
...

The names are a composition of the functionality.  The functions:
- assign VAL to LVAL, and either
- return true if the assignment changed LVAL, or
- set CHANGED to true if the assignment changed LVAL.

Tested on x86_64-linux.

1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/utils.h b/gdb/utils.h
index 00b123e..3faac20 100644
--- a/gdb/utils.h
+++ b/gdb/utils.h
@@ -337,4 +337,31 @@ extern void copy_bitwise (gdb_byte *dest, ULONGEST dest_offset,
 
 extern int readline_hidden_cols;
 
+/* Assign VAL to LVAL, and set CHANGED to true if the assignment changed
+   LVAL.  */
+
+template<typename T>
+void
+assign_set_if_changed (T &lval, const T &val, bool &changed)
+{
+  if (lval == val)
+    return;
+
+  lval = val;
+  changed = true;
+}
+
+/* Assign VAL to LVAL, and return true if the assignment changed LVAL.  */
+
+template<typename T>
+bool
+assign_return_if_changed (T &lval, const T &val)
+{
+  if (lval == val)
+    return false;
+
+  lval = val;
+  return true;
+}
+
 #endif /* UTILS_H */